Deleted Tweets by @USSOCOM

Muira McCammon filed this request with the Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command of the United States of America.
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2018-037

Est. Completion None
Status
No Responsive Documents

Communications

From: Muira McCammon

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

I would like copies of all tweets deleted by the U.S. Special Operations Command (@USSOCOM) from December 2012 to the present. This would include any tweets sent out on Twitter that were deleted or kept in draft form from the Twitter account @USSOCOM.

This request also would include copies of any e-mails or correspondence regarding the drafting and deletion of these tweets.

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.

I am a journalist whose works have appeared in Slate, VICE, the Massachusetts Review, Kill Screen, and elsewhere. This FOIA request is part of research for an ongoing piece of journalistic work, and as such, I am requesting a fee waiver. I have submitted versions of this FOIA request to other agencies, including the Office of Government Ethics, and in the process, I have been granted this fee waiver without question.

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,

Muira McCammon

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

We have received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which is copied below. It has been assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037. Please refer to this number should you have any questions concerning your request.

Your request is being processed in accordance with procedural requirements promulgated in Department of Defense (DoD) Regulation 5400.7-R which is available on the internet at: http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi. The actual processing time will depend upon its complexity, whether it involves sensitive records, voluminous records, extensive searches, consultation among DoD components or other agencies, and our administrative workload.

We have placed you in the "News Media" category for fee purposes, which means you are obligated to pay for any duplication costs after the first 100 pages; however, depending on the size of the documents, we may provide the final release on CD or electronically and no charges would be applicable.

The USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases; therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing each request. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 3-6 months; it could be more or less. If you wish to discuss this or have any other questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil.
Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 2-4 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1-3 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1-3 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1-3 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1-3 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1-2 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1 month; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 is still being processed in our multi-track system and is entering our final approval process. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1 month; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command

Dear Ms. McCammon,

This is in response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you submitted to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which was assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037.

The final response letter and a copy of the original FOIA request for USSOCOM FOIA 2018-037 are attached to this email.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil. We are closing your request with no further action required by this office.
Regards,

USSOCOM FOIA Team

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