Senior CI Officer's Regular Reports
| Submitted | Oct. 6, 2010 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jason Smathers
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All regular reports made by the Senior CI Officer from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence made between 1/1/2009 and the date this request is processed.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Smathers
Filed via MuckRock.com
185 Beacon St. #3
Somerville, MA 02143
Daytime: (857) 488- 3081
E-mail: requests@muckrock.com
From: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Smathers,
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis have received your request. However, you did not specifically identify the records which you are seeking. Records must be described in reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency. For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort.
In your request you are seeking "All regular reports made by the Senior CI Officer from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence & Analysis". It is unclear whom you are referencing when you state, "CI". Please resubmit your request containing a reasonable description of the records you are seeking. Upon receipt of a perfected request, you will be advised as to the status of your request.
If you deem this advisement an adverse action, you have a right to appeal. Should you wish to do so, you must send your appeal and a copy of this letter, within 60 days of the date of this letter, to: Associate General Counsel (General Law), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C. 20528, following the procedures outlined in the DHS regulations at 6 C.F.R. § 5.9. Your envelope and letter should be marked "FOIA Appeal." Copies of the FOIA and DHS regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia.
The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) also mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. If you wish to contact OGIS, you may email them at ogis@nara.gov or call 1-877-684-6448.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please feel free to contact this office at 202-447-4265 and refer to 11-OIA-0005.
Regards,
Quinton S. Mason
FOIA/Records Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
(202) 447-4265
quinton.mason@dhs.gov
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From: [Refiled]
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All regular reports made by the Senior CI Officer from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence made between 1/1/2009 and the date this request is processed.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Smathers
Filed via MuckRock.com
185 Beacon St. #3
Somerville, MA 02143
Daytime: (857) 488- 3081
E-mail: requests@muckrock.com
From: Department of Homeland Security
From: Department of Energy
From: Department of Energy
From: Debbie Tijani
Good morning Mr. Smathers,
I want to thank you for calling me back last evening reference the board scope of the FOIA requests that was submitted to DOE IN.
We need you to narrow the scope of the requests listed below:
Reference: FOIA HQ-2011-00082-F
Requests all regular reports made by the Senior CI Officer from the DOE's Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence made between 1/1/2009 and the date this request is processed.
FOIA HQ-2011-00083-F
Requests all threat assessments made or intelligence gathered on, about, mentioning concerning, or mentioning any religious organization made, collected or maintained by the United States Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
I have spoken with my supervisors and they have requested that I receive the additional information to the request in writing.
Please provide the detail information per our phone conversation in writing to the following email address: debbie.tijani@in.doe.gov .
Thank you.
Debbie Tijani
Department of Energy
202-586-5162
Email: debbie.tijani@in.doe.gov
From: Jason Smathers
Re: FOIA HQ-2011-00082-F
Regular reports are just that, reports made at some regular interval such as weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly reports made by the Senior CI Officer to whomever he or she reports to such as a supervisor, director, board or committee.
Regular reports typically explain the status of one's job. They may justify the employees existence. They explain problems, successes and other status information about their current projects.
Please provide these regular reports.
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Re: FOIA HQ-2011-00083-F
You may further limit this request to records created on or after 1/20/09. Additionally, at your discretion, you can provide me with an index or catalog of organizations which you hold intel on or reports you have created. You may provide such an index in lieu of the actual records. This will allow me to select the organizations or reports I wish to see rather than attempting to describe the organizations and reports in broad terms. After seeing an index, I will file a new FOIA request for the specific records I wish to see based on that index.
Regards.
Jason Smathers
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: "Morris, Alexander" <Alexander.Morris@hq.doe.gov>
Mr. Smathers,
Below is a status update from the Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Ms. Tijani will keep you informed on the progress. If you have any questions, please feel free to also contact her.
v/r
Chris Morris
FOIA Officer
-----Original Message-----
From: Tijani, Debbie (IN)
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:59 AM
To: FOIA-Central; Morris, Alexander
Cc: Jeter, Sheila
Subject: RE: Follow up to Freedom of Information Request: Senior CI Officer's Regular Reports
Good morning Chris,
The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence have been working on both of Mr. Smather's request: HQ-2011-00082-F and HQ-2011-00083-F.
We are projecting to have the cases completed by the end of March or before.
Thanks,
Debbie Tijani
FOIA Officer
-----Original Message-----
From: FOIA-Central [mailto:FOIA-CENTRAL@hq.doe.gov]
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:06 AM
To: Tijani, Debbie; Morris, Alexander (DOE HQ)
Cc: Jeter, Sheila
Subject: FW: Follow up to Freedom of Information Request: Senior CI Officer's Regular Reports
Debbie,
Please provide a status for HQ-2011-00082-F and HQ-2011-00083-F. The requester has requested a status.
Chris
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: "Tijani, Debbie" <Debbie.Tijani@in.doe.gov>
Mr. Smathers,
This is to follow up to your inquiry about the status of your request.
Request: HQ-2011-00083-F - You will receive a response from this office by Friday, 18 May.
Request: HQ-2011-00082-F - Still determining what documents are responsive.
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Tijani, Debbie
Mr. Smathers,
Thank you for your inquiry. We are currently coordinating our response through the Office of General Counsel.
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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 Oct. 6, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Tijani, Debbie
Dear Mr. Smathers,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email.
The following FOIA request: HQ-2011-00082, letter was sent to the requestor. Please see the attached letter that was mailed via U.S. Postal Service.
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