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  "slug": "dod",
  "register": {
    "slug": "dod",
    "name": "Department of Defense",
    "local_name": null,
    "abbr": "DOD",
    "jurisdiction": "federal",
    "state": "DC",
    "state_name": "District of Columbia",
    "country": null,
    "country_code": null,
    "category": "defense",
    "agency_type": "cabinet_department",
    "parent": null,
    "parent_name": null,
    "url": "https://aletheca.com/agencies/dod",
    "website": null,
    "reading_room": "https://www.dod.gov/foia/reading-room",
    "subject_to_foia": true,
    "law": {
      "id": "federal-foia",
      "citation": "5 U.S.C. § 552",
      "statutory_days": 20,
      "business_days": true,
      "appeal_deadline_days": 90
    },
    "intake": [
      {
        "channel": "portal",
        "detail": "https://www.foia.gov/agency-search.html",
        "label": "National FOIA Portal",
        "verified": true,
        "verification": "verified",
        "verification_source": "National FOIA Portal, HTTP 200 check 2026-09-03",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-03",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": true,
        "reliability": "high",
        "instructions": "File via the National FOIA Portal agency search (verified live); select this agency to route."
      },
      {
        "channel": "email",
        "detail": "dodfoia@dod.gov",
        "label": "Email",
        "verified": false,
        "verification": "unverified",
        "verification_source": "carried over; mailbox never confirmed",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-03",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": false,
        "reliability": "medium",
        "instructions": "Email with 'FOIA Request' in subject line; include fee waiver language."
      },
      {
        "channel": "mail",
        "detail": "Department of Defense FOIA Office, FOIA Requester Service Center, Washington DC 20208",
        "label": "Postal Mail",
        "verified": false,
        "verification": "unverified",
        "verification_source": "address never confirmed; use certified mail",
        "last_checked": "2026-09-03",
        "automatable": false,
        "preferred": false,
        "reliability": "medium",
        "instructions": "Certified mail with return receipt recommended for paper-first offices."
      }
    ],
    "submission_readiness": {
      "status": "actionable",
      "verified_channels": [
        "portal"
      ],
      "domain_verified_channels": [],
      "automatable_channels": [],
      "recommended_channel": "portal",
      "checked_at": "2026-09-03",
      "notes": "Route via recommended_channel; confirm endpoint before bulk filing."
    },
    "holdings": [
      "budget",
      "policy",
      "contracts",
      "grants",
      "correspondence",
      "reports"
    ],
    "tips": [
      "Be specific on date range and custodians",
      "Cite public-interest fee waiver and news-media status if applicable",
      "Request Vaughn index for withholdings",
      "Ask for rolling release"
    ],
    "tracking": "Agency tracking number via acknowledgement letter; check PAL or agency portal.",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "Imported from AlethecaData. Institutions are real; contact routes are inferred unless marked verified. See /coverage."
  },
  "scorecard": null,
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      "slug": "afosi",
      "name": "Air Force Office of Special Investigations",
      "abbr": "AFOSI"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aaro",
      "name": "All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office",
      "abbr": "AARO"
    },
    {
      "slug": "army-cid",
      "name": "Army Criminal Investigation Division",
      "abbr": "Army CID"
    },
    {
      "slug": "inscom",
      "name": "Army Intelligence and Security Command",
      "abbr": "INSCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "darpa",
      "name": "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency",
      "abbr": "DARPA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dcma",
      "name": "Defense Contract Management Agency",
      "abbr": "DCMA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dcsa",
      "name": "Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency",
      "abbr": "DCSA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dfas",
      "name": "Defense Finance and Accounting Service",
      "abbr": "DFAS"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dha",
      "name": "Defense Health Agency",
      "abbr": "DHA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dha-medical",
      "name": "Defense Health Agency - Medical",
      "abbr": "DHA-Medical"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dhra",
      "name": "Defense Human Resources Activity",
      "abbr": "DHRA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dia",
      "name": "Defense Intelligence Agency",
      "abbr": "DIA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dla",
      "name": "Defense Logistics Agency",
      "abbr": "DLA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dpaa",
      "name": "Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency",
      "abbr": "DPAA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "dtra",
      "name": "Defense Threat Reduction Agency",
      "abbr": "DTRA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "usaf",
      "name": "Department of the Air Force",
      "abbr": "USAF"
    },
    {
      "slug": "army",
      "name": "Department of the Army",
      "abbr": "Army"
    },
    {
      "slug": "navy",
      "name": "Department of the Navy",
      "abbr": "Navy"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jcs",
      "name": "Joint Chiefs of Staff",
      "abbr": "JCS"
    },
    {
      "slug": "joint-staff",
      "name": "Joint Staff FOIA Office",
      "abbr": "Joint Staff"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mcia",
      "name": "Marine Corps Intelligence",
      "abbr": "MCIA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mda",
      "name": "Missile Defense Agency",
      "abbr": "MDA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nasic",
      "name": "National Air and Space Intelligence Center",
      "abbr": "NASIC"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nbis",
      "name": "National Background Investigation Services",
      "abbr": "NBIS"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nga",
      "name": "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency",
      "abbr": "NGA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nro",
      "name": "National Reconnaissance Office",
      "abbr": "NRO"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nsa",
      "name": "National Security Agency",
      "abbr": "NSA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ncis",
      "name": "Naval Criminal Investigative Service",
      "abbr": "NCIS"
    },
    {
      "slug": "oni",
      "name": "Office of Naval Intelligence",
      "abbr": "ONI"
    },
    {
      "slug": "osd-js",
      "name": "Office of the Secretary of Defense / Joint Staff",
      "abbr": "OSD/JS"
    },
    {
      "slug": "africom",
      "name": "U.S. Africa Command",
      "abbr": "AFRICOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "usace",
      "name": "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers",
      "abbr": "USACE"
    },
    {
      "slug": "centcom",
      "name": "U.S. Central Command",
      "abbr": "CENTCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cybercom",
      "name": "U.S. Cyber Command",
      "abbr": "CYBERCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "eucom",
      "name": "U.S. European Command",
      "abbr": "EUCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "indopacom",
      "name": "U.S. Indo-Pacific Command",
      "abbr": "INDOPACOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ffc",
      "name": "U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Command",
      "abbr": "FFC"
    },
    {
      "slug": "northcom",
      "name": "U.S. Northern Command",
      "abbr": "NORTHCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "southcom",
      "name": "U.S. Southern Command",
      "abbr": "SOUTHCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "spacecom",
      "name": "U.S. Space Command",
      "abbr": "SPACECOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "socom",
      "name": "U.S. Special Operations Command",
      "abbr": "SOCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "stratcom",
      "name": "U.S. Strategic Command",
      "abbr": "STRATCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "transcom",
      "name": "U.S. Transportation Command",
      "abbr": "TRANSCOM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "usmc",
      "name": "United States Marine Corps",
      "abbr": "USMC"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ussf",
      "name": "United States Space Force",
      "abbr": "USSF"
    }
  ],
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}