FOIA - Cobham Documents (Department of Homeland Security)
| Tracking # |
2019-HQFO-00929 |
| Multi Request | FOIA - Cobham Documents |
| Submitted | June 25, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: J Ader
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records, as well as documentation on products or agreements from/with Cobham (https://www.cobham.com/), including, but not limited to, the following:
- Purchase Orders
- Current and previous contracts with Cobham
- Requests for Proposals
- Memorandum(s) of Understanding
- Any privacy impact assessments
- Any instructional materials or presentations
- Use policies and standard operating procedures
- Usage policies
- Any informal agreements that reference "Cobham" or otherwise guide it use or the relationship between this agency and the provider or developer of the software, hardware, or physical equipment.
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,
J Ader
From: Department of Homeland Security
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: Department of Homeland Security
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: Department of Homeland Security
Good Day,
After careful review, we determined that your FOIA request did not specifically identify the records which you are seeking. Records must be described in reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency. For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the DHS component or office you believe created and/or controls the record. The FOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posed by requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify specific records. Please clarify the following: Any privacy impact assessments - for what system or program Any instructional materials or presentations - regarding what ...a software system, equipment, hardware??? Use policies and standard operating procedures - same as above Usage policies - regarding what??? Any informal agreements that reference "Cobham" or otherwise guide it use or the relationship between this agency and the provider or developer of the software, hardware, or physical equipment. - what is the subject of the agreement, what do yo mean by "guide it use"? what software, hardware or physical equipment. **Please Note: According to the Cobham website, they specialize in advanced electronic solutions, aviation services, communications and connectivity, and mission systems please detail why you believe the TSA would have records regarding this company. Did the TSA issue solicitation or request for proposal that Cobham responded to? Any information you provide will assist in our search efforts. If we do not receive a response within 30 business days (September 6, 2019), we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request, and the case will be administratively closed. Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future.
Your request has been assigned 2019 -TSFO-00559. Please reference this number in any future communications with this office.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch
From: Department of Homeland Security
Good day, We have not received clarification regarding your requestwithin the given timeframe. We are therefore administratively closing your request.Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will notpreclude you from filing other requests in the future. Thank you and have a great day! TSA FOIA Branch
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