Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301 (Naval Facilities Engineering Command)
| Tracking # |
DON-NAVY-2020-009140 |
| Multi Request | Emerald Onion's request about USG Tor usage 20200301 |
| Submitted | March 1, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Christopher Sheats
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by Naval Facilities Engineering Command concerning software developed by The Tor Project, Inc., including but not limited to:
- Tor
- Tor Browser
- Tor bridges
- Tor onion sites (v2 or v3, sometimes called "darkweb" or "darknet" sites)
- Tor onion services (v2 or v3, sometimes called "hidden services")
- Tor bandwidth authorities or directory authorities
- Tor pluggable transports (obfs4, meek, ScrambleSuit, etc)
- Tor relays (also known as "routers" or "nodes", sometimes called "guard", "middle", or "exit" relays)
Please limit this request to documents from 2010-January-01 through the date the search for responsive records is conducted.
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,
Christopher Sheats
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 March 1, 2020. 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: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Good morning Mr. Sheats,
Thanks for following up on your request. This is the first I've seen of it.
I searched for your previous email request and unfortunately it was flagged
as "spam." For future FOIA requests, please use the FOIAonline tool at the
following link:
https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home. I will enter it
for you and process.
Abby Machalec
NAVFAC FOIA Officer
(202) 685-9269
From: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=DON-NAVY-2020-009140&type=request)
* Tracking Number: DON-NAVY-2020-009140
* Requester Name: Christopher Sheats
* Date Submitted: 06/17/2020
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
Copies of internal presentations, reports, studies, memorandum, or proposals created or received by Naval Facilities Engineering Command concerning software developed by The Tor Project, Inc., including but not limited to:
- Tor
- Tor Browser
- Tor bridges
- Tor onion sites (v2 or v3, sometimes called "darkweb" or "darknet" sites)
- Tor onion services (v2 or v3, sometimes called "hidden services")
- Tor bandwidth authorities or directory authorities
- Tor pluggable transports (obfs4, meek, ScrambleSuit, etc)
- Tor relays (also known as "routers" or "nodes", sometimes called "guard", "middle", or "exit" relays)
Please limit this request to documents from 2010-January-01 through the date the search for responsive records is conducted.
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.
From: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Mr. Sheats,
After checking with several departments within our command, it was
determined NAVFAC does not have cognizance to these records.
Abby Machalec
NAVFAC FOIA Officer
(202) 685-9269
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