Notice: This is to serve as notice that organizational email address has been updated. Going forward please submit all email request to usn.ncr.dns.mbx.don-foia-pa@us.navy.mil. Thank you


NOTICE REGARDING UAP FOIA REQUEST: Due to the increased interest in this topic please be advised that if you have submitted a FOIA request for information regarding UAPs that the information will be posted here when it becomes available. Expected time frame for completion of current FOIA request is roughly 6 to 12 months. 


About Navy FOIA 
FOIA
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552 (as amended by the OPEN Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524) gives the public the right to access any Department of the Navy records unless the information in those records is protected by one or more of the nine exemptions that qualify an Agency’s need to withhold records from a requester, and there is a sound legal basis to withhold them. The Department of the Navy adheres to the policy and disclosure regulations set forth in 32 CFR Chapter VI Part 701, to implement the FOIA uniformly and consistently and to provide maximum allowable disclosure of agency records upon request by an individual.
 
Mission
To provide access to Department of the Navy's documents through a citizen-centered services and a results-oriented Freedom of Information Act program in accordance with all Federal laws and Department of Justice, Defense, and Navy regulations.
 
Vision
The vision of the Department of the Navy's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program is to create a cohesive and effective knowledge-sharing environment throughout the FOIA community using technological tools, and internal as well as external websites, while safeguarding sensitive information in response to FOIA requests in accordance with Federal laws and regulations as well as Department of Defense and Navy policies and guidance. The Department of Navy FOIA staff is committed to providing the public with excellent customer service as well as access to disclosable agency documents in accordance with the appropriate laws and regulations.
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