The Fairfax County Police Department's Public Affairs Bureau (PAB) plays a crucial role in upholding the department's commitment to transparency and openness, diligently ensuring the prompt dissemination of information, records, and documents to the public in alignment with General Order 402. This directive underscores the department's philosophy of maximum disclosure with minimal delay, aiming to keep the community and internal stakeholders well-informed about crimes, traffic incidents, public safety concerns, and other events of public interest. Through strategic collaborations with local and national news outlets and leveraging social media platforms, the PAB effectively communicates a wide array of information, including human interest stories, criminal events, traffic accidents, statistical data, departmental updates such as accreditations and awards, use of force incidents, officer-involved shootings, crime prevention tips, public safety announcements, and police-affiliated critical incidents. This commitment to information sharing respects the balance between public knowledge and the need to protect investigations, tactical strategies, legal privileges, constitutional rights, and adherence to state or federal laws and county directives, including the Fairfax County Trust Policy.