Arachnid documents
| Tracking # |
2021-03180-F 21-F-0860 |
| Submitted | April 13, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All project overviews, impact statements, statements of work, or comparable documents pertaining to DARPA's work on the Arachnid app. This app has been publicly reported, and more information about it is available here: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/04/air-force-making-app-basically-does-what-general-does/173215/
2) All contracts, memorandums of understanding, and statements of work agreed to with Raytheon and/or Kinetica pertaining to the Arachnid app.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event that you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the costs, including the hourly wages of any personnel assigned to process the request and estimates of how many hours the request will take them to process.
Should you choose to deny access to or redact records responsive to this request, I ask that you provide a detailed explanation of your reasoning--as required by law--citing the specific statutes and case law on which each decision is based.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Dear Todd Feathers,
Case Number 21-F-0860 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 21-F-0860.
Regards,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your FOIA request #21-F-0860 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Good Afternoon Mr. Feathers,
This is the official acknowledgement of your FOIA request. (see attached)
Please note that processing times are extended greatly due to COVID-19 manning issues.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Very Respectfully,
Gregory R. Walker II, SSgt, USAF
NCOIC, Freedom of Information Act
627th Communications Squadron
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
DSN: 982-0257
Comm: 253-982-0257
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 13, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-03180-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Good Afternoon Mr. Feathers,
You request was closed within our office on May 21, 2021. Your request was misdirected to our office and was transferred to the
Joint Base Lewis-Mchord (JBLM) office.
V/R,
Torrey Dixon
FOIA Analyst
Freedom of Information Division
OSD / JS FOIA Office
571-372-0409
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