Information Access

Department of State’s Major Information Systems

GPO Access / Government Information Locator Service Records (GILS)

Domestic Records Disposition Schedule (PDF)
--  A 01 Secretary of State [ 26 Kb]
--  A 02 Principal Officers [ 145 Kb]
--  A 03 Records Common to Most Organizational Areas [ 60 Kb]
--  A 04 Personnel Records [ 405 Kb]
--  A 05 Finance and Management Policy (FMP) Records [ 187 Kb]
--  A 06 Bureau of Administration Records [ 380 Kb]
--  A 07 Information Resources Management Records [ 158 Kb]
--  A 08 Overseas Buildings Operations [ 66 Kb]
--  A 09 Foreign Service Institute Records [ 103 Kb]
--  A 10 Office of Foreign Missions [ 45 Kb]
--  A 11 Diplomatic Security Records [ 203 Kb]
--  A 12 Medical Services Records [ 40 Kb]
--  A 13 Passport Records [ 94 Kb]
--  A 14 Visa Records (also see B 09 Consular Records) [ 46 Kb]
--  A 15 Overseas Citizens Services Records [ 44 Kb]
--  A 16 Oceans & Intern'l Environmental Scientific Affairs [ 111 Kb]
--  A 17 Intelligence and Research [ 150 Kb]
--  A 18 International Organization Affairs Records [ 83 Kb]
--  A 19 Family Liaison Office Records [ 31 Kb]
--  A 20 Economic and Business Affairs Records [ 131 Kb]
--  A 21 Geographic Area Affairs Records [ 247 Kb]
--  A 22 Public Affairs Records [ 93 Kb]
--  A 23 Legal Affairs Records [ 122 Kb]
--  A 24 Arms Control and International Security Records [ 280 Kb]
--  A 25 Population, Refugees, and Migration Records [ 38 Kb]
--  A 26 Protocol Records [ 46 Kb]
--  A 27 Executive Secretariat Records [ 40 Kb]
--  A 28 Legislative Affairs Records [ 40 Kb]
--  A 29 Inspector General Records [ 39 Kb]
--  A 30 Democracy, Human Rights and Labor [ 43 Kb]
--  A 32 Intern'l Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs [ 27 Kb]
--  A 35 Consular Affairs [ 35 Kb]
--  A 36 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs [ 115 Kb]
--  A 37 Coordinator of International Information Programs [ 62 Kb]

Foreign Records Disposition Schedule (PDF)
--  B 01 Historical - Foreign Policy and Relations Records [ 32 Kb]
--  B 02 Records Common To All Sections At Post [ 26 Kb]
--  B 03 Budget and Fiscal Records [ 57 Kb]
--  B 04 Information Management [ 28 Kb]
--  B 05 General Services [ 64 Kb]
--  B 06 Health and Medical Records [ 30 Kb]
--  B 07 Personnel [ 30 Kb]
--  B 08 Security [ 40 Kb]
--  B 09 Consular Records (also see A 14 Visa Records) [ 138 Kb]
--  B 11 International Conference [ 19 Kb]
--  B 12 Refugee and Migration [ 37 Kb]
--  B 13 United Nations [ 59 Kb]
--  B 14 International Organizations [ 65 Kb]
--  B 15 Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Records [ 18 Kb]

Text of the 2002 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007)

Text of the Privacy Act