Jeff Miller Virta
| Tracking # |
19-11317-F, 19-11428-F, 19-11434-F, 19-11431-F, 19-11435-F |
| Submitted | Sept. 6, 2019 |
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From: Jasper Craven
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All communication between the following VA officials: Darin Selnick, David Shulkin, Lew Boone, Jeffrey F. London, Robert Wilkie, Casin Spero, John Ullyot, Gregory Giddens and former Congress member Jeff Miller, now a lobbyist at McDermott Will and Emery (Miller's email is: jbmiller@mwe.com) between Jan 1, 2019 and May30, 2019 Key words include: ‘Virta,’ ‘Diabetes,’ ‘partnership,’ ‘payment,’ and ‘legislation.’”
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,
Jasper Craven
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Good morning,
Please see the attached.
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Barbara J. Brown
Government Information Specialist, FOIA Service
Office of Quality, Performance, and Risk (QPR)
Office of Information and Technology (OI&T)
202-632-7382 (Telephone)
202-400-5958 (Mobile)
202-632-7581 (Fax)
Hotline: 1-877-750-3642
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"To lead a culture of quality and accountability to drive an exceptional Veteran and customer experience."
These messages and attachments are For Official Use Only, not to be shared outside intended parties, and may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552. If you received these messages and attachments in error, you must inform the FOIA Officer and destroy them immediately.
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From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Attached is FOIA acknowledgement letter for FOIA 19-11434-F. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Anita L. Major
Program Analyst
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Resource Management Staff (002B)
(202) 461-7440
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
A no responsive documents response.
From: Jasper Craven
I will pay the fee, so long as it is reasonable and the documents effectively answer my request.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Good afternoon,
Please contact the FOIA Officers listed in the attached acknowledgement letter sent to you on 9/13/2019. My office do not have updates to FOIA requests once they are transferred to the appropriate office(s) that maintains the records that you are seeking. Thank you.
Regards,
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From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
October 24, 2019 In Reply Refer To: 001B
FOIA Request: 19-11317-F
Jasper Craven
MuckRock News
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
jclarkcraven@gmail.com<mailto:jclarkcraven@gmail.com>; requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Craven,
This is the Initial Agency Decision (IAD) from Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (OSVA) to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received September 6, 2019, and assigned FOIA tracking number 19-11317-F. You requested, in your words:
"All communication between the following VA officials: Darin Selnick, David Shulkin, Lew Boone, Jeffrey F. London, Robert Wilkie, Casin Spero, John Ullyot, Gregory Giddens and former Congress member Jeff Miller, now a lobbyist at McDermott Will and Emery (Miller's email is: jbmiller@mwe.com) between Jan 1, 2019 and May30, 2019 Key words include: 'Virta,' 'Diabetes,' 'partnership,' 'payment,' and 'legislation.'"
As a reminder, the VBA (19-11428-F). OALC (19-11431-F), OPIA (19-11434-F), and the Boise VAMC (19-11435-F) FOIA offices will process your FOIA request for records located within their own respective FOIA offices.
IAD & Reasonable Search Dated 9/12/19 & 10/24/19
On September 12, 2019, our search cut-off date, OSVA requested that the VA IT office gather and search for the responsive records within the email boxes of Darin Selnick, David Shulkin, Robert Wilkie, and Casin Spero. On September 20, 2019, the VA IT office provided responsive records, with the OSVA FOIA Officer to conduct secondary searches.
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19-11317-F - Redacted Docs
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 Sept. 6, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-11317-F, 19-11428-F, 19-11434-F, 19-11431-F, 19-11435-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Good afternoon Mr. Craven,
On October 24, 2019, OSVA issued you the attached Initial Agency Decision and redacted documents. Note, the other FOIA requests with other FOIA numbers are being processed by other VA FOIA offices. I’ve also attached the Acknowledgment Letter with their contact information.
Regards,
Richard Ha, JD, CIPP/G
OSVA FOIA/Privacy Officer
Office of the Executive Secretary
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (OSVA)
202-632-5286 o
202-309-3072 c
Richard.ha1@va.gov<mailto:Richard.ha1@va.gov>
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These emails/attachments are For Official Use Only, not to be shared outside intended parties, and may not be disclosed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3) exempting the release of information that another statute prohibits; 41 U.S.C. § 4702(b) prohibiting the release of unincorporated proposals; 41 U.S.C. § 423(a) prohibiting the release of bid/proposal information or evaluations before award; 26 U.S.C. § 6103 prohibiting the release of tax identification numbers; 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4) exempting the release of confidential commercial information; 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5) under the deliberative process, attorney-client, and work product privileges; and 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6) protecting personally identifiable information. If you received these emails/attachments in error, you must inform the OSVA FOIA Officer and destroy them immediately. The VA reserves discovery rights including, but not limited to, objections, privileges, motions, etc.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mr. Craven,
Good afternoon. I am writing to you regarding FOIA request #19-11431-F. Your request was regarding records relating to copies of: All communication between the following VA officials: Darin Selnick, David Shulkin, Lew Boone, Jeffrey F. London, Robert Wilkie, Casin Spero, John Ullyot, Gregory Giddens and former Congress member Jeff Miller, now a lobbyist at McDermott Will and Emery (Miller's email is: jbmiller@mwe.com<mailto:jbmiller@mwe.com>) between Jan 1, 2019 and May30, 2019 Key words include: 'Virta,' 'Diabetes,' 'partnership,' 'payment,' and 'legislation.'"
This request is being processed under 19-11428-F, 19-11434-F, 19-11435-F, as well. The portion I am processing would be for Gregory Giddens.
In an effort to provide a status, I would like to notify you that there have been some personnel changes here and the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL) FOIA Office is now vacant. The current FOIA caseload has been transferred to me and I am working diligently to process cases in the queue. We currently are in a backlog status with cases from 2018. May I inquire as to whether you are still interested in pursuing the subject FOIA request?
If not, kindly confirm by responding to this e-mail. If yes, please know that I am working through our queue on a first-in, first-out basis and will be in touch again soon. I apologize for the delay in processing and truly appreciate your patience.
If you have any questions or if I may be of further assistance, please let me know.
Thank you and be well,
Kristen
Kristen Ellis, CIPP/G, CIPT, FIP | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Government Information Specialist | Business Resource Services
P.O. Box 76, 1st Avenue, One Block North of 22nd Street, Hines, IL 60141
office: 708.786.7804 | fax: 708.786.5148 | kristen.ellis@va.gov<mailto:kristen.ellis@va.gov>
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From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dear Mr. Craven:
This letter is the official notification that I have administratively closed your September 9, 2019, request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, in which you asked for a copy of:
"All communication between the following VA officials: Darin Selnick, David Shulkin, Lew Boone, Jeffrey F. London, Robert Wilkie, Casin Spero, John Ullyot, Gregory Giddens and former Congress member Jeff Miller, now a lobbyist at McDermott Will and Emery (Miller's email is: jbmiller@mwe.com<mailto:jbmiller@mwe.com>) between Jan 1, 2019 and May30, 2019 Key words include: 'Virta,' 'Diabetes,' 'partnership,' 'payment,' and 'legislation."
Your request was received in this office on September 13, 2019. FOIA Tracking Number 19-11431-F has been assigned to your request. Please refer to it whenever communicating with VA about your request.
This request is being processed under 19-11428-F, 19-11434-F, 19-11435-F, as well. The portion I am processing would be for Gregory Giddens.
In the enclosed September 21, 2021, correspondence, we inquired as to whether you were still interest in pursuing this FOIA request.
As of this date, October 26, 2021, I have not received your indication of your intent to pursue your request. Consequently, I have administratively closed your FOIA request. Therefore, if you wish to pursue this request, please re-submit your request in writing.
The undersigned processed your request. Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the processing of this request, you have the right to seek assistance from the VA FOIA Public Liaison at 1-877-750-3642 or by email at vacofoiaservice@va.gov<mailto:vacofoiaservice@va.gov>.
Additionally, as part of the 2007 FOIA amendments, the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) was created to offer mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies. You may contact OGIS by email at ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>; by toll-free telephone at 1-877-684-6448 (or 202-741-5770); by facsimile at 202-741-5769; or by writing to: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2510, College Park, MD 20740-6001.
Should you disagree with these findings, you may administratively appeal in writing to: General Counsel (024), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20420.
You must file your appeal within 90 days from the date of this letter clearly marking both the letter and the envelope "Freedom of Information Act Appeal." Please include a copy of this letter with your appeal, and state why you disagree with this determination.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at (708) 786-7804 or kristen.ellis@va.gov<mailto:kristen.ellis@va.gov>.
Sincerely,
Kristen Ellis, CIPP/G, CIPT, FIP | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Government Information Specialist | Business Resource Services
P.O. Box 76, 1st Avenue, One Block North of 22nd Street, Hines, IL 60141
office: 708.786.7804 | fax: 708.786.5148 | kristen.ellis@va.gov<mailto:kristen.ellis@va.gov>
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VA Core Characteristics: Trustworthy | Accessible | Quality | Innovative | Agile | Integrated
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