The Privacy Act allows individuals to access records about themselves, while the FOIA allows the public to access government information.

The Freedom of Information Act establishes a presumption that records in the possession of agencies and departments of the executive branch of the U.S. Government are accessible to the people.

• Use our Online Request Form to make a FOIA request. Once completed, you MUST email the form to crane_foia@us.navy.mil
• How to Submit a Valid FOIA/PA Request
• Guidelines for Waiver of Fees
• Protection of Business Sensitive Information
• FOIA Contacts at Federal Agencies
• Access to Commonly Requested NSWC Crane Information
  • Recent Contract Actions
  • NSWC Crane Patents
  • Regional Map
  • Employment Information
• Navy contracts begin with the letter "N" and are followed by 5 digits that represent the Unit Identification Code (UIC) (i.e., activity name). For example, contracts beginning with "N00014" are held by the Chief of Naval Research; "N00019" are held by the Naval Air Systems Command; "N00024" are held by the Naval Sea Systems Command.
  
  Addresses for frequently requested contract UICs
• Service records on former DoD civilians and military members are maintained by NARA's National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Requests for personnel records should be sent to one of the following addresses for government archives in St. Louis: 

Military Records                                Civilian Records
Military Personnel Records Center   National Personnel Records Center
9700 Page Avenue                           111 Winnebago Street
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100                St. Louis, MO 63118

• Guide on Using the FOIA  to Request Government Records

  The following links are to the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC.

  • NAVSEA FOIA Program
  • Navy Electronic Reading Rooms
  • Department of Defense Information
  • Department of Defense Handbook

"A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives." -- James Madison, President of the United States

U.S. Government Information: If you are looking for other U.S. Government information, please try http://www.usa.gov/.

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