{"id":220,"date":"2025-06-17T10:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/freeoinfo\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:52:27","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/foia\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA Agency FOIA mission is to encourage and oversee agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our goals to best serve you are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensuring our team receives, date-stamps, and acknowledges your FOIA requests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/files\/cui\/documents\/2009-WH-memo-on-transparency-and-open-government.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transparency<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF, 2 Pages) according to law at the highest level possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initiating timely proactive disclosures by releasing documents via our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vapal.efoia-host.com\/app\/RequestsandFees.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Public Access Link (PAL)<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing responsive records quickly and efficiently with password protection capability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing guidance through the FOIA Liaison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring VA policies comply with Federal regulatory requirements and legislative mandates and are consistent throughout each VA Administration (Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and National Cemetery Administration)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group display-grid\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group vac-notice\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please refrain from submitting a FOIA request for personal records. 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