What kind of information can I get?
Two basic types of information are available under FOIA. First, you can get information about how the agency operates, what actions it has been taking, how it has been spending its money, and what statistics and other information it has collected on any subject. Citizens routinely request and receive records relating to public health, environmental hazards, consumer product safety, government spending, labor relations, business decisions, taxes, history, foreign policy, national defense and the economy.

The second type of information that citizens often request is any records that the government has about them.

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Are some kinds of information not available? >