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Step 1: Where to Send the Request
You may use any of the following methods to submit a Freedom of Information Act Request:
- Submit your request in writing to:
- Dept. of the Army, PEO STRI
ATTN: SFAE-STRI-BOO
FOIA Office
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3279
- Submit your request via FAX
- You may send a fax of your request to 1-407-384-5130.
- Submit your request via our Online Form
Step 2: Preparing Your Request
In whatever form (written, electronic, or fax) you submit your request:
- Label your request "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST" and also on the envelope, if you use a written request.
- Describe the specific record(s) you are seeking with enough detail so that a knowledgeable official may locate the record with a
reasonable amount of effort. Such detail should include descriptive information, the time-frame to be searched, etc. Because most
Army records are not retained permanently, the more information provided, the better opportunity there is to determine if the
records would still exist and where. The FOIA clearly states that records must exist at the time the request is submitted to be considered.
- State your willingness to pay all fees or those up to a specified amount or provide a justification to support a fee waiver.
Agreements to pay fees are considered to be up to $250, unless another amount is specified. Currently we charge search, review
(for commercial requesters only) and duplication costs.
- Please state the method in which you would like to receive the documents: faxed, emailed or mailed. If you would like the documents
mailed, be sure to include your complete postal service mailing address on your request.
Step 3: Processing Your Request
You will receive a response to your request. Please keep in mind that the 20 working day time limit begins when the FOIA Office
receives your request and does not include Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.
Due to the complexity of certain requests, the need for classification and legal review, coupled with the number of requests
received for processing, we may not be able to respond to your FOIA request within 20 working days. To ensure fair and equitable
treatment, your request will be placed in a multitrack "first-in, first out" queue; one for simple requests, one for complex requests,
and one for expedited requests.
In limited instances, information may be withheld from disclosure if it is:
- currently and properly classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy;
- related solely to internal personnel rules and practices, the release of which would allow circumvention of a statute or rule;
- protected by a statute that specifically exempts the information;
- trade secrets and commercial or financial information which was obtained from a private source which would cause substantial competitive
harm to the source;
- pre-decisional opinions and recommendations, inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters that show foreseeable harm if released.
Also, attorney-client privilege and attorney-work product are covered;
- personnel and medical information the release of which would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and/or
- investigatory records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, which (a) could reasonably be expected to interfere with
enforcement proceedings, (b) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (c) could reasonably be
expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (d) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a
confidential source, (e) would disclose investigative techniques, and/or (f) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or
physical safety of any individual."
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