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The DON CIO is the Department of the Navy's Senior Military Component Official for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA laws give individuals the right to make requests for federal agency records. The DON CIO provides department policy and oversight to the Navy and USMC FOIA offices to ensure that requested records are made available, unless those records are protected from disclosure by specific FOIA exemptions. The goal of the DON is to create a cohesive and effective knowledge-sharing environment throughout the FOIA community using the latest technological tools while simultaneously safeguarding sensitive information in response to FOIA requests.
Submit a FOIA request to the Navy or Marine Corps online.
DON CIO Memo - December 12, 2013
This memo states, that effective Feb. 1, 2014, all new and open Department of the Navy Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests will be processed through the FOIAonline tracking and management tool.
UNSECNAV Memo - May 14, 2012
This memo retains the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer as the DON's Senior Military Component Official for Privacy, and delegates the responsibility for oversight and management activities of the Department's implementation of the Privacy Act. It further appoints the DON CIO as the DON Senior Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Official, and the DON Chief Civil Liberties Officer. It delegates the ...
DON CIO Memo - November 30, 2006
This memo provides guidance and justification for exemption of Radio Frequency Authorization information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Yarborough, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - April 27, 2018
Rear Adm. Danelle Barrett, Navy Cyber Security Division Director, and senior leaders from the Office of the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) awarded eight recipients for their work, drive and innovation that advanced the Navy and Marine Corps Information Technology (IT) communities during the DON IT Conference at The Main Hilton, April 24.
October 30, 2017
The deadline to submit nominations for the DON Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Excellence Awards has been extended to Nov. 27, 2017. The awards recognize the superior efforts of IM/IT projects, teams, and individuals in helping to transform DON information technology.
July 10, 2016
SECNAV Manual 5000.3, "DON Documentary Material Task," was signed by the Secretary of the Navy on June 27, 2016. The manual provides guidance to every organization that receives a request to search for, locate, preserve, and, if appropriate, collect, review, and provide documentary material in response to subpoenas, document production requests in litigation, record hold requests, Congressional inquiries, requests from ...
by Navy News Service - April 20, 2016
Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) Robert Foster recognized more than 10 individuals and teams for transforming the Navy and Marine Corps through information technology during a ceremony at the Washington E. Walter Convention Center April 20.
March 4, 2016
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 DON IM/IT Excellence Awards. The awards recognize teams and individuals for various categories of awards related to information management and information technology. The following were selected as the 2016 winners.
by Barbara Hoffman - June 9, 2014
It has been a privilege to serve in leadership positions for the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, including as Director of both the E-business and Investment Management teams, Principal Deputy for two very talented DON CIOs, and now as the DON CIO (Acting). Our business IT environment has evolved dramatically over this timeframe, in technology advances as well as in operational and fiscal challenges.
April 18, 2013
The Department of the Navy will implement a new electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) tool across the DON on Oct. 1, 2013.
May 30, 2012
During the next five to 10 years, the Department of the Navy is facing significant budget constraints. To support vital warfighting capabilities that protect the safety of the nation, it is necessary to find efficiencies in other areas. As part of this effort, the DON Chief Information Office and its information technology partners, such as internal stakeholders and industry, will thoroughly review all operations from an ...
June 15, 2021
The information below will help you find out how and where to make a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request or file an appeal. It also identifies documents that already exist in the public domain and provides a list of commonly requested records.
Courses for DON FOIA specialists may be accessed through the link below that appears under the heading of "Training." To obtain a certificate for the completion of these ...
June 15, 2021
LT Alyssa Williams, FOIA appeals attorney for the Office of the Judge Advocate General, discusses Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in DON teleconference training on May 4, 2021.
June 15, 2021
LT Alyssa Williams, FOIA appeals attorney for the Office of the Judge Advocate General, discusses Exemption 7c of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in DON teleconference training on May 25, 2021.
December 31, 2014
Department of the Navy 2014 Annual Report Form DD 2564 and associated documents.
August 7, 2014
The information below is provided to fulfill the requirements of Title 5, Section 552(a)(2) of the United States Code (i.e., Title 5, Section 552(a) is known as the Freedom of Information Act), as implemented by the Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office Memorandum, Requirements for Department of Defense Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Rooms, October 11, 2007. Accordingly, the following information is ...
June 26, 2014
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives the public the general right to obtain Federal records (exceptions to this right include protections for information that is: 1) classified; 2) a matter of internal Agency rules; 3) exempted from the FOIA by other statutes; 4) proprietary; 5) privileged; 6) private; 7) a matter of investigation). The Department of the Navy adheres to these regulations. Fees may apply.
The ...
August 2, 2013
Mr. Will Kammer, Chief, Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office presented the attached training in June 2013 at a three day DoD-wide Privacy Act (PA)/Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) training conference. The training was held at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Headquarters in Springfield, VA.
June 20, 2012
The following is a list of privacy resources.
by DON CIO Privacy Team - October 19, 2010
The following resources are intended to supplement SECNAVINST 5211.5E: "DON Privacy Program"
and should prove useful to Privacy Act coordinators. Please submit suggestions for additions to this list to the Ask an Expert section of the website. Select the topic: "Privacy Act."
by DON CIO Privacy Team - September 24, 2010
All Privacy Act system of records notice (SORN) actions are transmitted electronically to the Chief of Naval Operations, Department of Defense and the Federal Register, because this method is both time and cost effective. Since DoD uses special software to transmit the text to the Federal Register, please do not indent, underline, bold, double-space or center the text.
All new systems require a "Narrative Statement on ...
by DON CIO Privacy Team - September 24, 2010
A Privacy Act (PA) system of records notice is the authority that allows you to collect, maintain and disseminate information that is retrieved by an individual's name and personal identifier. Because many activities maintain similar types of records, we have written generic or "umbrella" PA systems of records notices to cover activities that require collection of those types of records.
by DON CIO Privacy Team - September 17, 2010
The attachment is a copy of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Volume 5, Revised as of July 1, 2008 (32 CFR 701.128), "Privacy Act Exemptions for Specific Navy Record Systems."
by DON CIO Privacy Team - September 15, 2010
The Defense Privacy Program homepage provides resources related to the Privacy Program, Privacy Impact Assessments and the Freedom of Information Act.
by DON CIO Privacy Team - September 15, 2010
The following additional resources are provided:
September 13, 2010
Disclosure accounting allows an individual to determine what agencies or persons have been provided information from the system of records about them, enables Department of the Navy activities to advise prior recipients of the system of records of any subsequent amendments or statements of dispute concerning the system of records, and provides an audit trail of the DON's compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974.
by DON CIO Privacy Team - June 23, 2009
Welcome to the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer Privacy Team recommended reading list. This list will be periodically updated.