Bob Carey Emails
| Tracking # |
19-10731-F, 19-10729-F, 19-10732-F 19-10731-F, 19-10729-F 19-10731-F |
| Submitted | Aug. 14, 2019 |
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Communications
From: Jasper Craven
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All emails between Bob Carey (Bob.Carey@Empire-Capitol.com) and the following government staffers between Jan. 1, 2019 and present day: Peter O'Rourke, Robert Wilkie, Jennifer Korn, Drew Trojanowski, Casin Spero, Darin Selnick, Curt Cashour, David Shulkin, Scott Blackburn, Thomas Bowman, Brooks Tucker and Jonathan Ullyot. Keywords should include, but are not limited to, "partnership" "accountability," "choice," "congress," "CVA," "White House," "Jennifer," "caregiver," "comments," and "mission."
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jasper Craven
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dear Mr. Craven:
This letter acknowledges receipt of your electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dated August 14, 2019, requesting "all emails between Bob Carey (Bob.Carey@Empire-Capitol.com) and the following government staffers between Jan. 1, 2019 and present day: Peter O'Rourke, Robert Wilkie, Jennifer Korn, Drew Trojanowski, Casin Spero, Darin Selnick, Curt Cashour, David Shulkin, Scott Blackburn, Thomas Bowman, Brooks Tucker and Jonathan Ullyot. Keywords should include, but are not limited to, "partnership" "accountability," "choice," "congress," "CVA," "White House," "Jennifer," "caregiver," "comments," and "mission."
The FOIA Service received your request on August 15, 2019, and assigned it FOIA tracking numbers 19-10729-F; 10730-F; 10731-F, and 10732-F. Please refer to these numbers when communicating with the VA about this request.
The records you requested are maintained at the Office of the Executive Secretary; Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Office of Information and Technology. Your request has been referred to Mr. Richard Ha; Ms. Regina Mack-Abney; Ms. Anita Major, and Ms. Barbara Brown at the following addresses:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the Executive Secretary
ATTN: Richard Ha
810 Vermont Avenue, NW (002B)
Washington, DC 20420
Office: (202) 461-4857
Facsimile: (202) 273-4880
Email: OSVAFOIA@va.gov<mailto:OSVAFOIA@va.gov>
Questions regarding the status of records regarding, FOIA 19-10729-F should be directed to Mr. Richard Ha.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Assistant Secretary for
Congressional and Legislative Affairs (C&LA)
Attn: Regina Mack-Abney
810 Vermont Ave., NW (009) VACO
Washington, DC 20420
Office: (202) 461-6459
Facsimile: (202) 273-6792
Questions regarding the status of records regarding, FOIA 19-10730-F should be directed to Ms. Regina Mack-Abney.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Assistant Secretary for Public
& Intergovernmental Affairs
Attn: Anita Major
810 Vermont Ave., NW (002) VACO
Washington, DC 20420
Office: (202) 461-7440
Facsimile: (202) 495-5228
Questions regarding the status of records regarding, FOIA 19-10731-F should be directed to Ms. Anita Major.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
and Chief Information Officer
Attn: Barbara J. Brown
810 Vermont Ave., NW (005R1C) VACO
Washington, DC 20420
Office: (202) 632-7382
Facsimile: (202) 632-7581
Email: vacofoiaservice@va.gov<mailto:vacofoiaservice@va.gov>
Questions regarding the status of records regarding, FOIA 19-10732-F should be directed to Ms. Barbara Brown.
We appreciate your interest in the VA. This concludes FOIA Service's response.
Sincerely,
Barbara J. Brown
Government Information Specialist, FOIA Service
Office of Quality, Performance, and Risk (QPR)
Office of Information and Technology (OI&T)
202-632-7382 (Telephone)
202-400-5958 (Mobile)
202-632-7581 (Fax)
Hotline: 1-877-750-3642
[cid:image001.png@01D5567E.39123420] QPR's Mission Statement:
"To lead a culture of quality and accountability to drive an exceptional Veteran and customer experience."
These messages and attachments are For Official Use Only, not to be shared outside intended parties, and may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552. If you received these messages and attachments in error, you must inform the FOIA Officer and destroy them immediately.
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From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mr. Craven, attached is the acknowledgement letter for the above FOIA. If you have questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Anita L. Major
Program Analyst
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Resource Management Staff (002B)
(202) 461-7440
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
A no responsive documents response.
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 Aug. 14, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-10731-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
A no responsive documents response.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
October 25, 2019 In Reply Refer To: 001B
FOIA Request: 19-10729-F
Jasper Craven
MuckRock News
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
jclarkcraven@gmail.com<mailto:jclarkcraven@gmail.com>; requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Craven,
This is the Initial Agency Decision (IAD) from Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (OSVA) to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received August 14, 2019, and assigned FOIA tracking number 19-10729-F. You requested, in your words:
"all emails between Bob Carey (Bob.Carey@Empire-Capitol.com<mailto:Bob.Carey@Empire-Capitol.com>) and the following government staffers between Jan. 1, 2019 and present day: Peter O'Rourke, Robert Wilkie, Jennifer Korn, Drew Trojanowski, Casin Spero, Darin Selnick, Curt Cashour, David Shulkin, Scott Blackburn, Thomas Bowman, Brooks Tucker and Jonathan Ullyot. Keywords should include, but are not limited to, "partnership" "accountability," "choice," "congress," "CVA," "White House," "Jennifer," "caregiver," "comments," and "mission."
As a reminder, the OCLA (19-10730-F), OPIA (19-10731-F), and OIT (19-10732-F) FOIA offices will process your FOIA request for records located within their own respective FOIA offices.
IAD & Reasonable Search Dated 9/12/19 & 10/25/19
On September 12, 2019, our search cut-off date, OSVA requested that the VA IT office gather and search for the responsive records within the email boxes of Peter O'Rourke, Robert Wilkie, Casin Spero, Darin Selnick, David Shulkin, Scott Blackburn, and Thomas Bowman. On September 20, 2019, the VA IT office provided responsive records, with the OSVA FOIA Officer to conduct secondary searches.
On October 25, 2019, the OSVA FOIA Officer conducted a secondary search. The OSVA FOIA Officer searched through those aforementioned emailboxes for any email communication with Bob.Carey@Empire-Capitol.com<mailto:Bob.Carey@Empire-Capitol.com>. This search yielded two (2) responsive pages. After reviewing the two (2) pages, OSVA releases them in full without any redactions.
FOIA Mediation
As part of the 2007 FOIA amendments, the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) was created to offer mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue litigation. Under the provisions of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, the following contact information is provided to assist FOIA requesters in resolving disputes:
VA Central Office FOIA Public Liaison:
Name: John Buck
Email Address: vacofoiaservice@va.gov<mailto:vacofoiaservice@va.gov>
Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)
Email Address: ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>
Fax: 202-741-5769
Mailing address:
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
FOIA Appeal
This concludes OSVA's IAD to FOIA request 19-10729-F. Please be advised that should you desire to do so, you may appeal the determination made in this response to:
Office of General Counsel (024)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
If you should choose to file an appeal, please include a copy of this letter with your written appeal and clearly indicate the basis for your disagreement with the determination set forth in this response. Please be advised that in accordance with VA's implementing FOIA regulations at 38 C.F.R. § 1.559, your appeal must be postmarked no later than ninety (90) days of the date
of this letter.
Sincerely,
[RH signature]
Richard Ha, JD, CIPP/G
OSVA FOIA Officer
Attachment - two (2) unredacted pages
Richard Ha, JD, CIPP/G
OSVA FOIA/Privacy Officer
Office of the Executive Secretary
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (OSVA)
202-632-5286 o
202-309-3072 c
Richard.ha1@va.gov<mailto:Richard.ha1@va.gov>
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These emails/attachments are For Official Use Only, not to be shared outside intended parties, and may not be disclosed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3) exempting the release of information that another statute prohibits; 41 U.S.C. § 4702(b) prohibiting the release of unincorporated proposals; 41 U.S.C. § 423(a) prohibiting the release of bid/proposal information or evaluations before award; 26 U.S.C. § 6103 prohibiting the release of tax identification numbers; 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4) exempting the release of confidential commercial information; 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5) under the deliberative process, attorney-client, and work product privileges; and 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6) protecting personally identifiable information. If you received these emails/attachments in error, you must inform the OSVA FOIA Officer and destroy them immediately. The VA reserves discovery rights including, but not limited to, objections, privileges, motions, etc.
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