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  "slug": "dos",
  "register": {
    "slug": "dos",
    "name": "Department of State",
    "local_name": null,
    "abbr": "DOS",
    "jurisdiction": "federal",
    "state": "DC",
    "state_name": "District of Columbia",
    "country": null,
    "country_code": null,
    "category": "foreign_affairs",
    "agency_type": "cabinet_department",
    "parent": null,
    "parent_name": null,
    "url": "https://aletheca.com/agencies/dos",
    "website": null,
    "reading_room": "https://www.dos.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": "dosfoia@dos.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 State 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,
  "components": [
    {
      "slug": "ca",
      "name": "Bureau of Consular Affairs",
      "abbr": "CA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ds",
      "name": "Bureau of Diplomatic Security",
      "abbr": "DS"
    },
    {
      "slug": "eap",
      "name": "Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs",
      "abbr": "EAP"
    },
    {
      "slug": "eur",
      "name": "Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs",
      "abbr": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "slug": "inr",
      "name": "Bureau of Intelligence and Research",
      "abbr": "INR"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nea",
      "name": "Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs",
      "abbr": "NEA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pm",
      "name": "Bureau of Political-Military Affairs",
      "abbr": "PM"
    },
    {
      "slug": "l",
      "name": "Office of the Legal Adviser",
      "abbr": "L"
    },
    {
      "slug": "oig",
      "name": "OIG — Department of State",
      "abbr": "OIG"
    }
  ],
  "requests": []
}