Submit a FOIA Request

Four methods are available for submitting FOIA requests:

1. Online Form - The preferred method is to submit your request using the FOIAonline platform. 
   
                                                 Submit a FOIAonline Request 
    
2. Email - Submit your request to foiarequests@dodig.mil 
    
3. Postal Mail or Courier -  Submit your request by mailing the required documentation to:
             Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
             ATTN: FOIA Requester Service Center, Suite 10B24
             4800 Mark Center Drive
             Alexandria, VA 22350-1500
    
4. Facsimile (Fax) – Submit your request by facsimile to: (571) 372-7498
   
   The FOIA Public Liaison is responsible for assisting in reducing delays, increasing transparency and understanding of the status of requests, and answering questions requesters may have regarding responses to their FOIA requests. Requesters may contact the FOIA Public Liaison at (703) 604-9785, or by email at FOIAPublicLiaison@dodig.mil. 

Guidelines for Submitting a FOIA Request

Requesters should provide complete contact information (Full Name, Mailing Address, Telephone Number, and e-mail address, if available).
 

Requesters must reasonably describe the records sought and provide sufficient details to enable personnel to locate those records with a reasonable amount of effort. To avoid unnecessary delays in processing, requesters are encouraged to be specific about the description of the record(s) and when and by whom the record(s) was created (e.g., September 24, 1993, Memorandum from the DoD Inspector General, Subject: Fiscal Year 1994 Budget). We recommend that requesters keep their requests simple and to the point.

Before submitting a request, requesters may want to browse the Reports section of the DoD OIG website or the FOIA Reading Room for records that were previously released.

When submitting a request for records about yourself or another individual, a completed DoD OIG Certification of Identity is required. The purpose of this form is to ensure that information contained in a DoD OIG systems of record are not inadvertently disclosed to a third party. Requests for first-party records will not be processed until a completed certification of identity form is received.