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• No Fear Act  
• Privacy and Civil Liberties

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• Accessibility/Section 508  
• Cookie disclaimer
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• Privacy policy
• Usage policy

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• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
• Visitor Information
• Whistleblower protection

Government policies

• Open Government
• External link disclaimer 
• DoD web and social media policy
• DoD Information Quality Guidelines