Rowden Emails
| Submitted | Jan. 20, 2017 |
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From: Jason Paladino
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Emails between Vice Admiral Thomas S. Rowden and Lockheed Martin or Austal, prior to a 12/1/2016 Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Oversight, Acquisition, Testing, and Employment of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and LCS Mission Module Programs.
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,
Jason Paladino
From: Aguon, Lisa S. CIV COMPACFLT, N01J
Dear Mr. Paladino:
This email is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "emails between Vice Admiral Thomas S. Rowden and Lockheed Martin or Austal, prior to a 12/1/2016 Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Oversight, Acquisition, Testing, and Employment of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and LCS Mission Module Programs." Your request was received electronically on January 20, 2017 and assigned Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet FOIA request case file number 2017-14.
Your request has been referred to the following agency for action as a matter under their cognizance:
Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (N00J)
2841 Rendova Rd
San Diego CA 92155
Your point of contact is Mr. Juan Lopez who may be reached at (619)437-2206 or via email at juan.r.lopez@navy.mil.
Sincerely,
LISA AGUON
Ethics/FOIA Program Manager
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Office of the Fleet Judge Advocate
250 Makalapa Drive (N01J)
Pearl Harbor HI 96860-3131
(808)474-6792
From: Lopez, Juan R CIV CNSP, N00J
Good morning Mr. Paladino
Our office recently received your FOIA request, originally submitted to Commander, Pacific Fleet (Ms. Lisa Aguon). I would to obtain more information regarding your request. I understand you are seeking copies of emails between VADM Rowden and Lockheed Martin or Austal prior to the LCS
12/1/2016 Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Oversight, Acquisition, Testing and Employment of the LCS and LCS Mission Module Programs. I would like to see if you could provide a more specific timeframe to which we can narrow our search of emails. Please respond to this email and notify of exactly what dates or timeframe you would like us to search (ex: 30 days or 11/1/16 - 12/1/16, etc.). Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.
Juan Lopez
Paralegal
FOIA & Privacy Act Coordinator
Commander,
Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Code N00J - Legal Office
2841 Rendova Road
Building 11, Room 317
San Diego, CA 92155
(619) 437-2206
DSN 577-2206
juan.r.lopez@navy.mil
**FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - NOTICE**: This e-mail message and all attachments may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone at (619) 437-2206 or by electronic mail, and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof.
From: Jason Paladino
Mr. Lopez,
Please search for 60 days (10/2/16 - 12/1/16)
Thank you,
Jason Paladino
From: juan.r.lopez@navy.mil
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d281143d3e)
* Tracking Number: DON-NAVY-2017-003202
* Requester Name: Jason Paladino
* Date Submitted: 02/01/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: Emails between VADM Rowden and Lockheed Martin or Austal, prior to a 12/1/16 Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Oversight, Acquisition, Testing and Employment of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and LCS Mission Module Programs.
From: Lopez, Juan R CIV CNSP, N00J
Good afternoon Mr. Paladino
This email is to inform you that we are currently working on your FOIA request regarding email communications with VADM Rowden and Lockheed Martin or Austal. As the due date to respond to your request within the 20 day provision nears, we will have to extend that due date by 10 business days in order to properly answer your request. Instead of a due date of 3/3/17, new due date is 3/17/17. Any questions regarding this extension, please feel free to email me at this address. Thank you.
Juan Lopez
Paralegal
FOIA & Privacy Act Coordinator
Commander,
Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Code N00J - Legal Office
2841 Rendova Road
Building 11, Room 317
San Diego, CA 92155
(619) 437-2206
DSN 577-2206
juan.r.lopez@navy.mil
**FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - NOTICE**: This e-mail message and all attachments may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone at (619) 437-2206 or by electronic mail, and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof.
From: juan.r.lopez@navy.mil
DON-NAVY-2017-003202 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial grant/partial denial.
Given the nature of this request, some records are only being released to you as the requester. If you have an account in FOIAonline, you may access those records by logging into FOIAonline. Otherwise, those responsive records will be sent via the method agreed upon with the FOIA processor. (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/home?objectId=090004d281143d3e)
From: Jason Paladino
Thank you for the response. I've logged in to my foiaonline account, and I don't see any additional records. Please advise.
From: Jason Paladino
Juan,
Haven't been able to get in touch via the phone number in your signature. I'm still trying to find the rest of the responsive records in my FOIA online account, but have been unsuccessful. Please advise.
Jason Paladino
From: Lopez, Juan R CIV CNSP, N00J
Jason
We uploaded a total of 5 pages responsive to your FOIA request. If you did receive these please let me know. If you did not, please send me an email where I can send them to.
v/r
Juan
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