Office of Strategic Partnerships communication
| Tracking # |
19-08190-F |
| Submitted | June 2, 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 email communication between Deborah Lafer Scher, Executive Advisor to the Secretary, Center for Strategic Partnerships, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs between April 21, 2019 and present day concerning the VA Health 2019 conference (https://www.idga.org/events-veteransaffairshealthcare) hosted by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA). Emails include all emails with IDGA employees (emails ending in IDGA.org) as well as attendees and other entities discussing the conference. Key words: "partnership," "mission act," "payment," "MOU," "MOA," "agreement," "conference," "choice,"
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
Dear Mr. Craven:
This letter acknowledges receipt of your electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dated June 2, 2019, requesting "all email communication between Deborah Lafer Scher, Executive Advisor to the Secretary, Center for Strategic Partnerships, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs between April 21, 2019 and present day concerning the VA Health 2019 conference (https://www.idga.org/events-veteransaffairshealthcare) hosted by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA). Emails include all emails with IDGA employees (emails ending in IDGA.org) as well as attendees and other entities discussing the conference. Key words: "partnership," "mission act," "payment," "MOU," "MOA," "agreement," "conference," "choice."
The FOIA Service received your request on June 3, 2019, and assigned it FOIA tracking number 19-08190-F. Please refer to this number when communicating with the VA about this request.
The records you requested are maintained at the Office of the Executive Secretary. Your request has been referred to Mr. Richard Ha at the following address:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the Executive Secretary
ATTN: Richard Ha
810 Vermont Avenue, NW (002B)
Washington, DC 20420
Office: (202) 461-4857
Facsimile: (202) 273-4880
Email: OSVAFOIA@va.gov<mailto:OSVAFOIA@va.gov>
Questions regarding the status of your request should be directed to Mr. Ha.
We appreciate your interest in the VA. This concludes FOIA Service's response.
Sincerely,
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)
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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 June 2, 2019. 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: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Good morning,
Please contact Mr. Richard Ha at the contact information below in the acknowledgement email. Thank you.
Regards,
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~WRD000
From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
September 12, 2019 In Reply Refer To: 001B
FOIA Request: 19-08190-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 June 2, 2019, and assigned FOIA tracking number 19-08190-F. You requested, in your words:
Requesting all email communication between Deborah Lafer Scher, Executive Advisor to the Secretary, Center for Strategic Partnerships, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs between April 21, 2019 and present day concerning the VA Health 2019 conference (https://www.idga.org/events-veteransaffairshealthcare) hosted by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA). Emails include all emails with IDGA employees (emails ending in IDGA.org) as well as attendees and other entities discussing the conference. Key words: "partnership," "mission act," "payment," "MOU," "MOA," "agreement," "conference," "choice."
IAD & Reasonable Searches Dated 8/13/19 & 9/3/19
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