Information Technology Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Policy

PURPOSESCOPEPOLICYSUPPORTING DOCUMENTATIONREVISION HISTORY

Policy Owner: Manager, Chief Information Officer

Note: An owner must be a PCES-level manager or higher.

This policy provides formally documented management expectations and intentions.

1. PURPOSE

This document is intended to provide Information Technology (IT) employees and managers written guidance on what to do if approached with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information.

2. SCOPE

This policy applies to all Postal Service personnel and contracted vendors within the CIO organization.

3. POLICY

If you receive a FOIA related inquiry you must forward the request to the Program Manager, Information Catalog Program (ICP) (ICPMail@usps.gov) within the Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) for review and approval, and to ensure appropriate action is taken. Do not respond yourself. All FOIA requests are to be considered sensitive and confidential.

4. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

For additional information regarding FOIA, see the Postal Service's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) home page.

5. REVISION HISTORY

Version #1.0
Section(s) Revised:        N/A
Revision Description:      Baseline
Revision Date:               

Version #2.0
Section(s) Revised:        All
Revision Description:     This document was made Section 508 compliant and was converted to HTML.
Revision Date:               FY12/Q3