VA + Amazon Emails

Jasper Craven filed this request with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the United States of America.
Tracking #

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-04213-F, 18-03793-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-04213-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-04213-F, 18-03793-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-04213-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-04854-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-04657-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F, 18-09150-F

18-09582-F, 19-02520-F

18-09582-F,

Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Jasper Craven


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All emails between VA officials Jake Leinenkugel, Dick Leinenkugel, Scott Blackburn and Amazon officials Tim Bomke and Beau Higgins between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018. Keywords include "Amazon connection," "dash," "suicide," "poly-trauma" and "partnership."

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:

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From:

Good Morning Mr. Craven:

FOIA Service is in receipt of your electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated
June 27, 2018, to the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking all emails between VA officials
Jake Leinenkugel, Dick Leinenkugel, Scott Blackburn and Amazon officials Tim Bomke and
Beau Higgins between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018. Keywords include "Amazon connection",
"dash", "suicide", poly-trauma" and "partnership".

I have attached a copy of FOIA Services acknowledgment letter providing you with the referral
information of the agency you may contact for the records you are seeking.

This concludes the FOIA Service's response to your request.

Thank you and have a great day.

Carolyn Y. Byrd, (Contractor)
FOIA ANALYST, VACO FOIA Service
Quality, Privacy, and Risk (QPR)
Office of Information and Technology (OI&T)
Cell/Office: (202) 632-7427/ Fax: (202) 632-7581
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From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your November 9, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you.

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your June 11, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you.

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your February 14, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your February 14, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your January 10, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your January 17, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you.

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your January 17, 2018 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you.

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Hello Mr. Craven,

Please find the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection's (OAWP) Acknowledgement of your December 19, 2017 FOIA Request attached.

Thank you.

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From:

Mr. Craven
Please accept our apology for the late response to your FOIA request number 18-03793-F. Attached you will find OAWP FOIA final acknowledgement and requested responsive document.

If you have any questions please send them through OAWPfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:OAWPfoiarequests@va.gov>

Thank you

Vr/ Sheila
Sheila B. Hickman
Department of Veterans Affairs
Sheila.hickman@va.gov<mailto:Sheila.hickman@va.gov>

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dear Mr. Craven,
Attached please find our Final Initial Agency Decision and releasable records in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Secretary.
Respectfully,
Ruthann Parise
OSVA FOIA Officer

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dear Mr. Craven, Attached please find an electronic copy of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Executive Secretary (OSVA) response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request assigned tracking number 18-05684-F. Respectfully, Ruthann Parise OSVA FOIA/PrivacyOfficer Office of the ExecutiveSecretary Office of the Secretary,U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (OSVA) Ruthann.parise@va.gov Phone: (202) 461-4866

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good morning,

Please give me a call regarding your Request all logged emails to the account: VAAccountabilityTeam@va.gov since it was set up.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good morning,

Please give me a call regarding your Request all logged emails to the account: VAAccountabilityTeam@va.gov<mailto:VAAccountabilityTeam@va.gov> since it was set up. I will need you to be more specific in your request.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov<mailto:oawpfoiarequests@va.gov>

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good morning,

Please contact me regarding several of your FOIA request. I have attempted to reach you several times with no response. If you are no longer interested in the request, please let me know. Otherwise, your request will be closed on 20 March 2020.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
202-718-7335

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good morning,

Please contact me regarding several of your FOIA request. I have attempted to reach you several times with no response. If you are no longer interested in the request, please let me know. Otherwise, your requests will be closed on 20 March 2020.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
202-718-7335

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good morning,

Please contact me regarding several of your FOIA request. I have attempted to reach you several times with no response. If you are no longer interested in the request, please let me know. Otherwise, your requests will be closed on 20 March 2020.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
202-718-7335

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good morning,

Please contact me regarding several of your FOIA request. I have attempted to reach you several times with no response. If you are no longer interested in the request, please let me know. Otherwise, your requests will be closed on 20 March 2020.

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
202-718-7335

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good afternoon Mr. Craven,

We have been unsuccessful in contacting you regarding your previous FOIA request. Can you please contact us with a good email and/or phone number to assist in any questions we may have.

Feel free to contact me at jake.johnson2@va.gov<mailto:jake.johnson2@va.gov> or 202-718-7335

Thank you,

Jake Johnson
OAWP FOIA Officer
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mobile Phone: (202) 718-7335
oawpfoiarequests@va.gov

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Good afternoon Mr. Craven:

Your case is coming up in my queue for processing. This correspondence is to inquire if you are still interested in your October 4, 2017, request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, made to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Central Office FOIA Office in which you requested "Request for all communication between Darin Selnick and Executive in Charge, VHA (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/20/2017 To 10/18/2017)

Due to the passage of time, we are inquiring whether you are still-interested in having your request processed. In accordance with the Department of Justice, Office of
Information Policy found at: https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/foia-post-2010-oip-guidanceimportance-good-communication-foia-requesters, I am providing you with 30 calendar days
to respond if you are still interested in your FOIA request. If I have not heard from you by January 15, 2020, I will assume that you are no longer interested in pursuing your request
and will take the appropriate measures to administratively close your request.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at (561) 512-9077. Thank you,

Amarah K. Dawes, RHIA
VHA FOIA Officer, VHA FOIA Office (105HIG)
Information Access and Privacy Office | Office of Health Informatics
810 Vermont Avenue, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20420
Tel. (561) 512-9077

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

From: amarah.dawes@va.gov <amarah.dawes@va.gov>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 5:11 PM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Cc: Dawes, Amarah <Amarah.Dawes@va.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] VHA Central Office Response to FOIA Request: 18-00945-F

Greetings Jasper Craven:

The purpose of this email is to communicate the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Central Office FOIA Office’s response to your October 18, 2017 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Please refer to the attached initial agency decision letter (IAD). Unless specifically requested by you, a hard copy of the attached documents will not be mailed via postal mail.

If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at 561-512-9077.

Thank you,

Amarah Dawes
VHA FOIA Officer

From: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Greetings Jasper Craven:

The purpose of this email is to communicate the Veterans Health Administration(VHA) Central Office FOIA Office’s response to your October 18, 2017 Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request. Please refer to the attached initial agencydecision letter (IAD). Unless specifically requested byyou, a hard copy of the attached documents will not be mailed via postal mail.

If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at561-512-9077.

Thank you,

Amarah Dawes
VHA FOIA Officer

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