The Freedom of Information Act, FOIA 5 U.S.C. 552, Public
information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings was
amended by the “FOIA Improvement Act of 2016” (Public Law No. 114-185) which requires that certain documents are made available
for public inspection in an electronic format. Examples include the following
documents:
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5 U.S.C § 552(a)(2)(A) final opinions, including
concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication
of cases.
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5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(B) those statements of
policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency and are not
published in the Federal Register.
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5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(C) administrative staff
manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public.
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5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(D) copies of all records,
regardless of form or format –
(i) that
have been released to any person under paragraph (3); and (ii)
(I) that
because of the nature of their subject matter, the agency determines have
become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for
substantially the same records; or
(II) that
have been requested 3 or more times;
U.S. Cyber Command has determined that the materials
listed below be made available to the general public in electronic form.
The only official versions of these documents are printed or
hard copy materials. If there are any discrepancies between the electronic
version and the hard copy original, the hard copy prevails.