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Crunching the DEA's drug loss data

Crunching the DEA’s drug loss data

by Zack Sampson
December 19, 2013

The DEA requires reporting of losses or thefts of controlled substances. Here’s our initial dive on eight months of nationwide data on employee pilferage and misplacement of regulated drugs and chemicals.

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"A prolific instigator" Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton's FBI file

“A prolific instigator” Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton’s FBI file

by Zack Sampson
December 18, 2013

Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton’s extensive FBI file reveals the philanthropist and socialite’s failed efforts to connect with J. Edgar Hoover.

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Army releases "Hot Topic" FOIA list that requires notifying leadership

Army releases “Hot Topic” FOIA list that requires notifying leadership

by Zack Sampson
December 13, 2013

The US Army maintains a list of “Hot Topics,” and FOIA officers are expected to notify senior leadership about any FOIA requests around these subjects before disclosing information. The list includes Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Arlington National Cemetery, and Bradley Manning or Edward Snowden.

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Booz Allen Hamilton and the "trade secrets" FOIA exemption

Booz Allen Hamilton and the “trade secrets” FOIA exemption

by Zack Sampson
December 03, 2013

The FCC gave Booz Allen Hamilton chance after chance to suggest redactions to its contract documents. The corporation’s back-and-forth with an FCC lawyer provides a background glimpse into how the “trade secrets” exemption works in practice.

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New York cashes in on I ♥ NY licensing

New York cashes in on I ♥ NY licensing

by Zack Sampson
November 19, 2013

New York’s economic development agency owns the family of “I Love New York” trademarks and service marks. Records released to MuckRock show the state has brought in about $282,000 by enforcing its copyright in the last two years.

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Latest Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Massachusetts University and College Police Department Records (Suffolk University Police) No Responsive Documents Suffolk University Police Boston, MA
Data Breach Reports Withdrawn Department of Justice, Justice Management Division United States of America
Website closures related to government shutdown (Department of the Interior) Completed Department of the Interior United States of America
Memos and Talking Points about 2014 Olympics (State Department) Completed U.S. Department of State United States of America
Notes from metadata meetings of NSA, DOJ, and ODNI (DOJ) Withdrawn Federal Bureau of Investigation United States of America

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Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Compensation for unauthorized uses of the I ♥ NY® logo Completed Empire State Development New York
Files released for DHS/OS/PRIV 12-0254 Completed Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy United States of America
MOUs and MOAs with Campus Police (Springfield Police Department) Completed Springfield Police Department Springfield, MA
Processing Notes for Completed Contract Request Completed National Security Agency United States of America
Death threats against members of Congress Completed United States Secret Service United States of America

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