Communications with contractor Netsential (City of San Antonio)

Jacob Silverman filed this request with the City of San Antonio of San Antonio, TX.
Tracking #

W333843-081220
Multi Request Communications with contractor Netsential
Submitted Aug. 10, 2020
Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Jacob Silverman

Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: Communications with contractor Netsential (City of San Antonio)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All electronic communications, including emails, with Netsential, a Texas-based web hosting firm that contracts with local law enforcement, the FBI, DHS, and municipal governments. Netsential was recently the source of the hacked data known as BlueLeaks.

I am especially seeking information about contracts Netsential has received to create and maintain websites and other digital services for the FBI, FBI-affiliated organizations, LE, and various intelligence fusion centers. A City of San Antonio ledger available online indicates that the city paid Netsential $425 on March 4, 2019, implying the existence of a business relationship.

Please also search for communications with Stephen Gartrell, the founder of Netsential.

Relevant news articles/links:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/06/blueleaks-exposes-files-from-hundreds-of-police-departments/
https://netsential.com/

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jacob Silverman

From: City of San Antonio

Subject: Open Records Request :: W333843-081220

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Dear Jacob Silverman:
COVID-19 NOTICE
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor of Texas declared a public health emergency and disaster and issued an Executive Order for people to "Stay Home" to mitigate the spread of the virus and protect the health and safety of Texans by limiting gathering and restricting work activities to those that are essential and support critical infrastructure.  City of San Antonio administrative departments are closed to in-person contact.  Many departments are on skeleton crews while remaining staff is working remotely or is present but involved directly in the public health or epidemic response.  Too Few Employees have the access necessary to respond to public information requests at this time.  Therefore in accordance with the guidance issued by the Office of the Texas Attorney General, this is not a "business day" for the purpose of Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act, and all PIA-related processes are currently paused.

From: City of San Antonio

Subject: Open Records Request Completed Notice :: W333843-081220

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This is an automatically generated message, please do not respond.
To Jacob Silverman, Please be advised that the City of San Antonio does not monitor requests that have been closed.  If a requestor desires to seek additional information, we recommend the creation of a new request (please visit the Open Records Center).  If you have further questions, please contact open records staff for City requests and SAPD Open Records for Police requests.
City of San Antonio

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