DEFCON (Secret Service)

Emily Crose filed this request with the United States Secret Service of the United States of America.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

20220225

2022-HQFO-00572

Status
Completed

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From: Emily Crose

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Internal records related to the yearly "DEFCON" conference taking place in Las Vegas, NV. Please limit responsive documents to anything generated between the years of January 1993 and the date of processing of this request.

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,

Emily Crose

From: United States Secret Service

Dear Emil Crose,
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From: United States Secret Service

Dear Emil Crose,
The status of your HQ FOIA request #2022-HQFO-00572 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
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Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security

From: United States Secret Service

Dear Emil Crose,
Request Number 2022-HQFO-00572 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2022-HQFO-00572.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security

From: United States Secret Service

Good Afternoon,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS FOIA request.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
Regards,
DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)

From: Emily Crose

I would like any internal documentation mentioning this conference which may include emails, memorandums, audio/visual recordings, or any other written records related to investigations initiated or supported by the US Secret Service. If there is a great deal of responsive records to the date scope, I will accept a date limitation between January 1993 and January 1998.

From: Emily Crose

for further specification, please include documents containing the key word "DEF CON" related to the annual hacker conference taking place in Las Vegas.

From: United States Secret Service

Dear Emil Crose,
The status of your HQ FOIA request #2022-HQFO-00572 has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Need Info/Clarification'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security

From: United States Secret Service

Good Afternoon, Attached is our final response to your request.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486. Regards, DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website

From: United States Secret Service

Dear Emil Crose,
The status of your HQ FOIA request #2022-HQFO-00572 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security

From: United States Secret Service

DearRequester, Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thankyou, Freedom of Information Act Program UnitedStates Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Washington, DC 20223 Phone:(202) 406-6370 Fax:(202) 406-5586 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV

All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.  ­­

From: United States Secret Service

Dear Requester, Attached is the finalresponse letter regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request.  The responsive documents have been sent electronically in a separate email. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC  20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV

All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.  ­­

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From: United States Secret Service

Dear Requester, Attached is the finalresponse regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC  20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV

All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.  ­­

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