DoD : Air Force Commands Need to Improve Safeguards That Protect SIPRNet

Shawn Musgrave filed this request with the Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General of the United States of America.
Tracking #

FOIA-2015-00904

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Completed

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From: Shawn Musgrave

To Whom It May Concern:

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

A copy of report DODIG-2015-168, "Air Force Commands Need to Improve Logical and Physical Security Safeguards That Protect SIPRNet Access Points (Project No. D2015-D000RC-0033.000)"

Given that this FOIA is submitted in my capacity as a journalist, I request that I be categorized as a media requester for the purpose of fees. Here is a selection of my published articles on MuckRock:

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/jan/12/how-843-lbs-seized-pot-lead-customs-and-border-pro/

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/mar/03/us-marshals-service-conceal-key-details-millions-s/

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/feb/27/while-dodging-direct-question-fbi-commits-obama-st/

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/feb/27/while-dodging-direct-question-fbi-commits-obama-st/

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/feb/12/fbi-and-justice-department-cant-find-drone-privacy/

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/jan/22/air-force-knows-how-many-mq-9-drones-it-wants-cant/

I have also been published in a number of other national media outlets:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-us-spent-360-million-on-border-drones-thanks-to-this-flimsy-report

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-air-force-says-it-needs-precisely-52-new-reaper-drones-cant-explain-why

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/do-the-fbis-drones-invade-your-privacy-sorry-thats-private

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/08/big-brother-better-police-work-new-technology-automatically-runs-license-plates-everyone/1qoAoFfgp31UnXZT2CsFSK/story.html

www.betaboston.com/news/2014/03/05/a-vast-hidden-surveillance-network-runs-across-america-powered-by-the-repo-industry/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/05/nypd-social-media-policy-allows-catfishing-with-the-proper-paperwork.html

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/03/the-pentagon-finally-details-its-weapons-for-cops-giveaway

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/do-the-fbis-drones-invade-your-privacy-sorry-thats-private

https://news.vice.com/article/fbi-agent-who-killed-boston-bombing-suspects-friend-was-twice-accused-of-police-brutality

As the requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com and pertains to a matter of considerable public interest, I further request a full waiver of all fees.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Shawn Musgrave

From: dodigfoia

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

This is an interim response to your September 11, 2015, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "A copy of report DODIG-2015-168,"Air Force Commands Need to Improve Logical and Physical Security Safeguards That Protect SIPRNet Access Points (Project No.D2015-DOOORC- 0033.000)." We received your request on September 14, 2015, and assigned it case number FOIA-2015-00904. We currently have an administrative workload of 690 open cases.

We also received a duplicate request from Patrick Howell O'Neill on September 15, 2015, which will be noted in the original response but not logged as an additional request.

If you have any questions about your request, please feel free to contact this office.

Sincerely,

Department of Defense Office of Inspector General DoD IG FOIA Requester Service Center Suite 17F18
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350-1500

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From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Hello,

This office is still processing your request. At this time I am unable to provide an estimated completion date, but will provide updates as they become available.
v/r

FOIA Team

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From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave:

This is in response to your status update inquiry regarding your FOIA request for a copy of report DODIG-2015-168. Please note that the correct reference number for your FOIA request is FOIA-2015-00904, not FOIA-2015-00101.

The record you requested is being consulted with other government agencies outside the DoD OIG. As we cannot control the processing time of these agencies, it may take additional time before we can respond to your request. Please be advised that we continue to process your request and expect to give you a final response as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact this office at 703-604-9775 or via email at foiarequests@dodig.mil.

Sincerely,

FOIA Requester Service Center
Office of Inspector General
Department of Defense

P. 703-604-9775
F. 571-372-7498
E. foiarequests@dodig.mil

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Your FOIA Request FOIA-2015-00904 is currently being consulted by DOD OIG components. As we cannot control how long they take to review documents, it may take considerable time for the agencies to return their reviews to this office. We thank you for patience as we continue to process your request.

You can contact this office back at any time for a follow-up on the status of this request.

V/R

DODOIG FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Your FOIA Request FOIA-2015-00904 is currently being consulted by DOD OIG components. As we cannot control how long they take to review documents, it may take considerable time for the agencies to return their reviews to this office. We thank you for patience as we continue to process your request.
You can contact this office back at any time for a follow-up on the status of this request.

V/R
DODOIG FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

This office is still processing your request. At this time I am unable to provide an estimated completion date, but will provide updates as they become available.

V/R
DODOIG FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

This office is still processing your request. At this time I am unable to provide an estimated completion date, but will provide updates as they become available.

V/R
DODOIG FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

This office is still processing your request. At this time I am unable to provide an estimated completion date, but will provide updates as they become available.

V/R

DODOIG FOIA Team

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

This office is still processing your request. At this time I am unable to provide an estimated completion date, but will provide updates as they become available.

v/r

DoDOIG FOIA Team

This e-mail is from the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, and may contain information that is "Law Enforcement Sensitive" {LES} or "For Official Use Only" {FOUO} or otherwise subject to the Privacy Act and/or legal and or other privileges that restrict release without appropriate legal authority.

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General

Dear Mr. Musgrave:

This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for a copy of report DODIG-2015-168, (U) Air Force Commands Need to Improve Logical and Physical Security Safeguards That Protect SIPRNet Access Points. We received your request on September 14, 2015, and assigned it case number FOIA-2015-00904.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact this office at 703-604-9775 or via email at foiarequests@dodig.mil.

Sincerely,

DoD OIG FOIA Requester Service Center

4800 Mark Center Drive

Alexandria, VA 22350-1500

P. 703-604-9775

F. 571-372-7498

E. foiarequests@dodig.mil

This e-mail is from the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, and may contain information that is "Law Enforcement Sensitive" {LES} or "For Official Use Only" {FOUO} or otherwise subject to the Privacy Act and/or legal and or other privileges that restrict release without appropriate legal authority.

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