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Allan Lasser

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Hunting for Government's Oldest Computer

What started out as an attempt to answer a (seemingly) simple question - what is the oldest computer still in use by a government agency - has seen spiraled into a project that touches on issues of national security, record keeping, and finally finding out whatever happened to Zeos.

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Get around MuckRock faster and easier with better searching, filtering, and navigation

Get around MuckRock faster and easier with better searching, filtering, and navigation

by Beryl Lipton, Allan Lasser
November 16, 2016

We’re really excited to have released a slate of new features that will make navigating this site much easier. This includes more relevant search results, more powerful filtering options, and a simplified menu structure.

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Join us for a special FOIA-themed PowerPoint Karaoke

Join us for a special FOIA-themed PowerPoint Karaoke

by Allan Lasser
October 28, 2016

The Government makes some pretty terrible powerpoints. We know because we’ve gotten them with FOIA. Now, we’re going to hand over these presentations to people who have never ever seen them before and ask them to present it like their career depended on it. It should be pretty funny.

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2016 creepy clown sightings FOIA map

2016 creepy clown sightings FOIA map

by Beryl Lipton, Allan Lasser
October 25, 2016

How is your local police coping with the Clownpocalypse? Help us find out.

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Save yourself time and tedium with MuckRock’s multirequest feature

Save yourself time and tedium with MuckRock’s multirequest feature

by Beryl Lipton, Allan Lasser
October 05, 2016

One day you may find yourself comfortably cruising down the information superhighway, a question in your mind percolating into a public records request, when you suddenly realize, “Oh, no, I want to send this to a lot of agencies.” Fear not, fair factfinder. Drafting your requests can be more efficient than you know!

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The oldest computer (not) on Earth

The oldest computer (not) on Earth

by Allan Lasser
October 03, 2016

When Allan Lasser started his hunt for the Government’s most ancient piece of tech, he hadn’t even considered that the oldest active computer might not even be on Earth.

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Latest Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
World Series 2016 FCC Complaints Completed Federal Communications Commission United States of America
2016 Clown Sightings (Topeka Police Department) Withdrawn Topeka Police Department Topeka, KS
2016 Clown Sightings (Sheriff's Office, Augusta-Richmond County, GA) Withdrawn Sheriff's Office, Augusta-Richmond County, GA Augusta-Richmond County, GA
2016 Clown Sightings (Winston-Salem Police Department) Completed Winston-Salem Police Department Winston-Salem, NC
2016 Clown Sightings (Portland Police Bureau) Withdrawn Portland Police Bureau Portland, OR

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Records related to death of Phyo Kyaw Completed Cambridge Police Department Cambridge, MA
DoITT/LinkNYC Emails Completed Office of the Mayor New York City, NY
Computer Hardware Inventory Report Completed Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts
LinkNYC Complaints Completed Office of the Mayor New York City, NY
2016 Clown Sightings (Greenville Police Department) Completed Greenville Police Department Greenville, SC

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