Kirk Nicholas Communication
| Tracking # |
20-04085-F, 20-03800-F 20-04085-F |
| Submitted | Jan. 23, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | Feb. 5, 2020 |
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Communications
From: Jasper Craven
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All communications between two former VA employees, Kirk Nicholas and Monica Painter, between 9/1/2017 and 1/29/2019. Key words include "VECI," "Transition Assistance," "TAP," "Lean Six Sigma," "VBA," "Rosye," "Rosye Cloud," "Jamie Manker," Murphy," "Pummill," and "Coy."
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
The request has been forwarded from one agency to another agency or department for further review or follow up.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Hello Mr. Craven,
Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your February 6, 2020 FOIA Request attached.
Sincerely,
Charmaine Dunn
Senior FOIA Analyst
TECHOP Solutions Inc. Contractor
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) (70A)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>
Phone: (202) 461-1615
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Hello Mr. Craven,
Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP), No Response Letter, related to your February 5, 2020 FOIA Request attached. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Charmaine Dunn
Senior FOIA Analyst
TECHOP Solutions Inc. Contractor
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) (70A)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>
Phone: (202) 461-1615
From:
March 17, 2020 Via Email: requests@muckrock.com Mr. Jasper Craven, Reporter MuckRock News 411A Highland Avenue
Dept. MR 76321
Somerville, MA 02144-2516 Re: Freedom of Information Act Tracking Number 20-03800-F Dear Mr. Craven: This letter acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) dated January
23, 2020 and received February 06, 2020. You requested all communications between former VA employees, Kirk Nicholas and Monica Painter, between September 1, 2017 and January 29, 2020. Per your request, a search of key words should include: "VECI," "Transition
Assistance," "TAP," "Lean Six Sigma," "VBA," "Rosye," "Rosye Cloud," "Jamie Manker," Murphy," "Pummill," and "Coy ." Your request has been assigned tracking number 20-03800-F. Your request will be assigned to a Program Specialist for processing and you will be notified of the findings as soon as possible. Please refer to your tracking number when contacting us about your request. If you do not receive a response after twenty business days from when we received your request, you have the
right to seek dispute resolution services by contacting the VBA FOIA Public Liaison’s Office at (202) 461-9421 or via email at foia.vbaco@va.gov You may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), OGIS can be reached at 1-877-684-6448 or Archives.gov or via email at ogis@nara.gov We appreciate your interest in the VA. Sincerely, Stephanie Tucker Stephanie Tucker Program Specialist, FOIA/Privacy Act VBA Office of FOIA Services CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This message contains confidential information, which may also be privileged. It is intended only for the person(s) named above. Use, distribution, copying, or disclosure of this communication by any other person is strictly prohibited. If you receive this
email in error, please delete this message and notify the sender immediately. Please advise if you or your employer does not consent to email messages of this kind.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mr. Craven: The purpose of this email is to communicate the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Central Office FOIA Office's response to your January 23, 2020 request for "All communications between two former VA employees, Kirk Nicholas and Monica Painter, between 9/1/2017 and 1/29/2019. Key words include "VECI," "Transition Assistance," "TAP," "Lean Six Sigma," "VBA," "Rosye," "Rosye Cloud," "Jamie Manker," Murphy," "Pummill," and "Coy."". Please refer to the attached referral letter. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (772) 562-5284. Thank you, Carol Farer, VHA FOIA Officer
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Good morning Mr. Craven,
We are contacting you in regards to processing request 20-040908-F; we are in receipt of the documents responsive to your request and will begin processing as soon as possible. Because we needed to search for and collect requested recordsfrom field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing therequest, we took a 10-workday extension under 43C.F.R. § 2.19. Since we did not receive the responsive documents until this week, we will need additional processing time.
Please be advised that we use Multitrack Processing to process FOIA requests. The Simple track is for requeststhat can be processed in one to five workdays. The Normal track is for requests that can beprocessed in six to twenty workdays. The Complex track is for requests that can beprocessed in twenty-one to sixty workdays. The Exceptional/Voluminous track is forrequests requiring more than sixty workdays for processing. The Expedited track is forrequests that have been granted expedited processing. Within each track, requests are usuallyprocessed on a first-in, first-out basis.
Your request falls into the "Normal" processing track. We therefore expect to dispatch a determination
to you in an additional 7 business days from the date of this correspondence.
We appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
Respectfully,
VBA Office of FOIA Services.
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dear Mr. Craven,
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has concluded the review of your request. Please see the attached correspondence regarding your request.
Respectfully,
VBA Office of FOIA Services
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