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+# DOJ Civil & Criminal Division Deployment Memorandum  
+**Federal FOIA Intelligence Search (FFIS)**
+
+---
+
+## Purpose
+
+This memorandum documents permissible DOJ usage of FFIS as a **public-records research tool**.
+
+---
+
+## Authorized Uses
+
+FFIS may be used by DOJ personnel to:
+- Locate FOIA reading room materials
+- Verify publicly released agency records
+- Prepare informational exhibits
+- Support discovery planning
+- Support transparency obligations
+
+---
+
+## Prohibited Uses
+
+FFIS must NOT be used to:
+- Conduct investigations
+- Identify targets or suspects
+- Infer intent or culpability
+- Access non-public systems
+- Replace agency record custodians
+
+---
+
+## Civil Division Guidance
+
+Appropriate for:
+- APA cases
+- FOIA litigation
+- Administrative record cross-checks
+
+Not appropriate for:
+- Discovery production automation
+- Certification of records
+
+---
+
+## Criminal Division Guidance
+
+Permitted:
+- Public background research
+- Source verification
+
+Prohibited:
+- Investigative analytics
+- Surveillance
+- Target profiling
+
+---
+
+## AI Use Restrictions
+
+AI is:
+- Optional
+- User-initiated
+- Formatting-only
+
+No predictive or analytical AI is permitted.
+
+---
+
+## Chain of Custody
+
+FFIS:
+- Does not store evidence
+- Does not certify authenticity
+- Provides hashes for verification only
+
+---
+
+## Conclusion
+
+FFIS is a **non-operational, non-investigative** research aid.
+
+---