The Office of Information Counsel (OIC) is the DoD Office of General Counsel division dedicated to the practice of information law. This practice area generally encompasses legal support concerning the creation, collection, use, maintenance, retention, safeguarding, and disclosure of data and records. The OIC staff generally takes the lead on managing legal issues relating to information technology and DoD’s information enterprise; records management; public affairs; privacy; civil liberties; collections of information; rulemaking; Freedom of Information Act; and providing support for DoD OGC’s response to litigation, inquiries, and investigations.