Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 108
June 23, 2016
Incorporating Change 2, Effective February 9, 2022
FOID, WHS
SUBJECT: OSD and Joint Staff (JS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This administrative instruction (AI) reissues AI 108 (Reference (a)) to implement
DoD policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the effective administration of
the FOIA Program in the OSD and the JS by the Freedom of Information Division (FOID), in
accordance with the guidance in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5400.07 (Reference (b)) and the
authority in DoDD 5110.04 (Reference (c)) and DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI applies to OSD, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the JS, and those Defense Agencies, DoD Field Activities, and other Defense
organizations listed in the Figure (referred to collectively in this AI as the “OSD and JS
Components”).
Figure. Defense Agencies, DoD Field Activities, and Other Defense
Organizations Provided FOIA Support By FOID
Defense Acquisition University
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
Defense Legal Services Agency
Defense Microelectronics Activity
Defense Media Activity
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Defense Technology Security Administration
