Section 508 Accommodations
The ODNI is committed to providing accessible Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to individuals with disabilities, including members of the public and federal employees, by meeting or exceeding the requirements in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d).
On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Access Board published a final rule updating accessibility requirements for information and communication technology (ICT) covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Communications Act.
Section 508 requires agencies, during the procurement, development, maintenance, or use of ICT, to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to and use of ICT information and data comparable to the access and use afforded to individuals without disabilities (i.e., ICT accessibility), unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. The Section 508 standards are the technical requirements and criteria that are used to measure conformance with the law and incorporate the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
More information on Section 508 and the technical standards can be found on www.Section508.gov.
If you have feedback, questions, or concerns relating to the accessibility of any content that interferes with your ability to access the information on ODNI’s website, please contact Reasonable Accommodations help desk at 703-275-3900 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.
If you believe that the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) used by the ODNI does not comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will begin the necessary research to ensure that the issue is resolved meeting the spirit and intent of the Act as best we are able. To enable us to respond in a timely manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address (URL) of the material with which you are having difficulty, and your contact information.
A Section 508 concern from an ODNI employee or applicant for employment may also constitute a concern under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act for disability-based discrimination, such as a failure to provide a reasonable accommodation. For the purposes of this procedure, contact with the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, must be made within 45 days of the alleged discriminatory event. You may reach the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at 301-243-0704.
Reasonable Accommodations
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations. The ODNI is committed to being a model employer of Persons with Disabilities in the federal workplace. The ODNI Reasonable Accommodations Office is devoted to enable applicants and/or employees with known and substantiated disabilities and take necessary steps to ensure equal access and participation in all aspects of employment. Individuals may engage the RA process verbally or in writing, through the Interactive Process. Individuals requesting the accommodation along with the decision makers involved will collaborate, communicate, exchange information, search for solutions and consult resources to provide an accommodation that does not place an undue hardship on the ODNI. If an ODNI applicant and/or ODNI employee requires a reasonable accommodation, they may notify the Reasonable Accommodation Office Representative by unclassified email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217.
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
The ODNI is committed to providing accessible facilities to individuals with disabilities, by meeting or exceeding the requirements in the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151-57). The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered or leased with Federal funds. The Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ABA. The Access Board’s accessibility standards are available on their website at www.access-board.gov/aba. If you believe ODNI facilities do not comply with ABA, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will begin the necessary research to ensure that the issue is resolved meeting the spirit and intent of the Act as best we are able.
T he goal of the ODNI Freedom of Information Act / Privacy Act office is to keep the public better informed about the agency’s efforts and to ensure U.S. security through the release of as much information as possible, consistent with the need to protect classified or sensitive information under the exemption provisions of these laws. |
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T he goal of the ODNI Freedom of Information Act / Privacy Act office is to keep the public better informed about the agency’s efforts and to ensure U.S. security through the release of as much information as possible, consistent with the need to protect classified or sensitive information under the exemption provisions of these laws. |
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T he goal of the ODNI Freedom of Information Act / Privacy Act office is to keep the public better informed about the agency’s efforts and to ensure U.S. security through the release of as much information as possible, consistent with the need to protect classified or sensitive information under the exemption provisions of these laws. |
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Freedom of Information ActThe Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. sec. 552 (as amended by the OPEN Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524) generally provides that any person (with the exception of another Federal agency, a fugitive from the law, or a representative of a foreign government) has the right, enforceable in court, to request access to any existing record of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government unless the information in those records is protected from disclosure by one or more of the nine exemptions that qualify an agency’s need to withhold records from the public. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) acts in accordance to all Federal laws and adheres to the policy and disclosure regulations set forth in 32 CFR Chapter XVII Part 1700 to implement the FOIA uniformly and consistently and to provide maximum allowable disclosure of agency records upon request.Records that, generally, may be protected from disclosure are: (1) properly classified material; (2) limited kinds of purely internal agency personnel rules and practices; (3) matters exempt from disclosure by other statutes; (4) trade secrets or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; (5) inter- or intra- agency communications that represent the deliberative, pre-decisional process, attorney work product, or attorney-client privileged records; (6) personnel, medical, and similar files containing information that would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (7) law enforcement records to the extent that one of six specific harms could result from disclosure; (8) matters relating to the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; and (9) geological and geophysical information on oil wells. The FOIA provides for access to “reasonably described” records. This means a requester must describe the actual document(s) sought to provide sufficient details to permit a search with reasonable effort utilizing existing indices or search tools. The FOIA does not require an agency to create a record, collect information, conduct research, or analyze data. Privacy ActThe Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552a) regulates the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personal information by federal executive branch agencies to balance the government's need to maintain information about individuals with the rights of individuals to be protected against unwarranted invasions of their privacy.The Act focuses on four basic policy objectives:
Similar to the FOIA, the Privacy Act provides individuals with the right to seek access to agency records. However, under the Privacy Act, an individual (defined as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien) may only seek access to his/her own record, or to any information pertaining to him/her, if such information is maintained by an agency within a Privacy Act system of records and is not exempt from release under the provisions of the law. In addition, any requests to amend an agency record are limited to correcting factual errors and not matters of official judgement, such as performance ratings, or subjective judgements that reflect an individual’s observation, evaluation or opinion. |
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T he goal of the ODNI Freedom of Information Act / Privacy Act office is to keep the public better informed about the agency’s efforts and to ensure U.S. security through the release of as much information as possible, consistent with the need to protect classified or sensitive information under the exemption provisions of these laws. |
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