OIP also manages the Department of Justice's obligations under the FOIA. In its oversight role, OIP reviews those reports, develops guidelines for those reports, issues guidance and provides training to agencies to help them complete the reports, and compiles summaries and assessments of agency progress in administering the FOIA law. All agencies are required by law to report to the Department of Justice each year on their FOIA compliance through submission of Annual FOIA Reports and Chief FOIA Officer Reports. To assist agencies and the public in understanding the many substantive and procedural requirements of the FOIA, OIP publishes the United States Department of Justice Guide to the FOIA ("FOIA Guide"), which is a comprehensive legal treatise addressing all aspects of the FOIA. OIP also provides legal counsel and training to agency personnel. OIP is responsible for developing government-wide policy guidance on all aspects of FOIA administration.
A primary mission of OIP is to encourage and oversee agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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