Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was enacted by Congress in 1966 to give the American public greater access to the federal government’s records. This law gives any person the right to obtain any federal agency records, or portions of them, that are not protected from disclosure by any of the nine FOIA exemptions.

For instructions on how to obtain documents from FCA, go to Submitting a FOIA request. 

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 expanded the scope of the FOIA to include electronic records. These amendments also required federal agencies to create an online index of records that have been disclosed in response to FOIA requests or that are likely to become the subject of requests. For a list of FCA documents that fit this description, click the FOIA reading room panel below.

FCA’s FOIA program is administered by Ward Griffin, Chief FOIA Officer, 703-883-4020, [email protected].

• FOIA annual reports

  FOIA annual reports are available for the following years.

  • 2025 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2024 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2023 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2022 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2021 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2020 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2019 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2018 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2017 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2016 (PDF | Machine Readable | Excel)
  • 2015 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2014 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2013 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2012 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2011 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2010 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2009 (PDF | Machine Readable)
  • 2008 (PDF)
  • 2007 (PDF)
  • 2006 (PDF)
  • 2005 (PDF)
  • 2004 (PDF)
  • 2003 (PDF)
  • 2002 (PDF)
  • 2001 (PDF)
  • 2000 (PDF)

• Chief FOIA officer reports

  Pursuant to the attorney general's FOIA guidelines, FCA's chief FOIA officer has issued the following reports to the Department of Justice. Please note that we do not have reports for 2019 through 2021 and 2023 because, in accordance with the FOIA guidelines, agencies are not required to file a chief FOIA officer report if they did not receive the requisite number of requests during the preceding fiscal year. 

  • 2024 (PDF)
  • 2022 (PDF)
  • 2018 (PDF)
  • 2017 (PDF)
  • 2016 (PDF)
  • 2015 (PDF)
  • 2014 (PDF)
  • 2013 (PDF)
  • 2012 (PDF)
  • 2011 (PDF)
  • 2010 (PDF)
  • 2009 (PDF)

• FOIA reading room

  You need not submit a FOIA request to access many FCA documents. Following is an index of documents available electronically to the public. (You may also view these documents in Room 4401 of the Farm Credit Building, located at 1501 Farm Credit Drive in McLean, Virginia.)

  • FCA Examination Manual
  • FCA informational memorandums
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Frequently requested documents
  • FCA board policy statements
  • Policies and procedures created after 11/1/96 that affect a member of the public (none at this time)
  • Final opinions (none at this time)
  • FCA FOIA Improvement Plan
  • FCA FOIA regulations 
  • Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act

  For more FCA documents available in electronic form, go to Reports and publications.

  The agency's chief FOIA officer certifies that FCA's conventional and electronic FOIA reading rooms are in compliance with FOIA requirements. See FOIA Reading Room Certification (PDF).

• Frequently requested documents

  This page contains a listing of FCA documents that meet the criteria listed under 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(2)(D). Among other things, this provision requires agencies to post records that have been requested three or more times by members of the public.

  • Investigations Log: Office of Inspector General, March 2015 - June 2016 (PDF)