IG annual reports to AG (Army, Inspector General)
| Submitted | Nov. 19, 2013 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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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:
The annual report required under the Attorney General Guidelines for Offices of Inspectors General with statutory law enforcement authority for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Per those guidelines (available here: http://www.ignet.gov/pande/standards/agleguidelines.pdf), these reports are due November 1 each year.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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: USARMY Pentagon HQDA OTIG Mailbox SAIG ZXL
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Mr. Musgrave,
You can get this report online at www.dodig.mil/pubs/sar, or call 703 604 8324. Thanks
U.S. Department of Defense – Office of Inspector General
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350-1500
Media
For media inquiries, please contact Chief, Public Affairs, Bridget Serchak, at (703) 604-8324 or bridget.serchak (at) dodig.mil or public.affairs (at) dodig.mil.
V/r
Mr. Kirkland
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Thank you for your response. I do not see the annual report to the Attorney General posted at that link. Could you provide further guidance?
Thank you,
Shawn
From: USARMY Pentagon HQDA OTIG Mailbox SAIG ZXL
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Shawn,
Please contact DODIG for media inquiries, please contact Chief, Public Affairs, Bridget Serchak, at (703) 604-8324 or bridget.serchak@dodig.mil or public.affairs@dodig.mil. She will be able to assist you on this request. Thank you
R,
Mr. Kirkland
From: Shawn Musgrave
Ms. Serchak:
Per the below response from Mr. Kirkland (cc'd), I am forwarding this FOIA request to your attention. Please confirm receipt.
Thank you,
Shawn
From: Serchak, Bridget A., OIG DoD
Mr. Kirkland,
Thank you for your email. I believe your email refers to our Semi-Annual (not annual) Report that we issue to Congress and the Department of Defense after the first and second halves of each fiscal year. The periods run from October 1 - March 31 and April 1 - September 30. The SAR for the first half of the year is on this page (along with previous years): http://www.dodig.mil/pubs/sar.cfm The SAR for the second half of the year is anticipated to be published online this month (the period ends September 30th, but it takes some time to compile all the data, especially as we receive input from across the DoD). In order to be alerted to its publication date on the day it is issued, I recommend that you subscribe to our reports listserv so that you will receive an email once it is posted online (see link below in my signature block).
Please let me know if you have any questions and please feel free to contact me directly in the future regarding any matter involving the DoD IG, as I am the primary media POC for our organization.
Regards,
Bridget Serchak
Bridget Ann Serchak
Chief, Public Affairs
Department of Defense-Office of Inspector General
4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-1500
703-604-2028 (direct) 703-604-8324 (OCCL-main)
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From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Thank you for getting back to me. I'm interested in the report that all Inspectors General with law enforcement authority are required to submit to the Attorney General on an annual basis, each November 1. Are you familiar with this report?
Best,
Shawn
From: Serchak, Bridget A., OIG DoD
Shawn,
No I am not, but please feel free to contact our FOIA office and they may be able to assist you. http://www.dodig.mil/FOIA/index.html
Thanks,
Bridget
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
I was under the impression that I had already submitted this to the FOIA office (usarmy.pentagon.hqda-otig.mbx.saig-zxl@mail.mil), who kicked it to you. Mr. Kirkland, can you confirm whether you're able to begin processing this request?
Best,
Shawn
From: Serchak, Bridget A., OIG DoD
Shawn,
If the document in question is related to the DoD IG, we have our own FOIA office so you would need to submit your request to our office.
Thanks, Bridget
From: Shawn Musgrave
Mr. Kirkland,
Per the information here (http://www.daig.pentagon.mil/foia.aspx), the email address usarmy.pentagon.hqda-otig.mbx.saig-zxl@mail.mil is the means to submit a FOIA request to the Army Inspector General. Please confirm whether this is true. If it is, please proceed with processing my request as it was submitted several days ago. I am unsure why it was ever kicked to the Public Affairs office in the first place.
Apologies for any confusion, and please correct me if I have directed this to the incorrect office. Again, I am trying to submit a FOIA request to the Army Inspector General, per the instructions available at the above website.
Best,
Shawn
From: Serchak, Bridget A., OIG DoD
Shawn,
I think I have figured out the issue. The Army IG is not a statutory IG, per the directive you are referencing, therefore they are not subject to the reporting requirements under the IG Act.
Hope that is helpful to you.
You may wish to contact CIGIE, the Council for IGs, as they are the organization that represents the statutory IGs. ignet@cigie.gov
Thanks, Bridget
From: Shawn Musgrave
Understood. Thank you for the help! Please consider this request closed.
Best,
Shawn
From: Serchak, Bridget A., OIG DoD
Will do!
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 19, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Serchak, Bridget A., OIG DoD
Shawn,
You will need to contact the Army IG directly, as we cannot provide any assistance with your request.
Thanks, Bridget
Bridget Ann Serchak
Chief, Public Affairs
Department of Defense Inspector General
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