y2k preparations (National Security Agency)

Emily Crose filed this request with the National Security Agency of the United States of America.
Tracking #

107945

Multi Request y2k preparations
Due Oct. 7, 2019
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Emily Crose


To Whom It May Concern:

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

I am interested in files leading up to the "Y2K" event which was to take place in January, 2000.
I would like any files that relate to the preparations your agency undertook before 1 January, 2000, and any documents which may be related to analyzing the impact of the event (if there was any).
Please include any handwritten materials and/or electronic (email), inter/intra agency discussions about this event, or any handwritten notes about this event and its potential impact to your agency.

The "Y2k bug" (also known as the 'Millennium bug") was an event which was thought to impact computer systems circa the first date of the new millennium (year 2000). This bug caused many organizations throughout the world to consider their how their computer systems may be touched by this event, and make preparations to update systems and mitigate technical concerns around this issue. Please see the brief National Geographic attachment for more information.

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,

Emily Crose

From: National Security Agency

An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.

From: Emily Crose

Hi, I'd like to know if there is an estimated time to completion on this request. Thank you.

-Emily

From: Emily Crose

I am still interested in this request, can you please give me a status update?

From: National Security Agency

Dear Emily Crose:

We received your inquiries for status updates on your cases (Case Numbers 107945, 109877, 110079, and 110349). The NSA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) divison treats all FOIA requesters fairly by responding to each on a first-in, first-out basis in accordance with federal regulations. Each request is unique; as such, there is no set timeframe for this process. The time required to complete the search for records responsive to a request depends on many factors including the scope of the request, the age of requested records, etc., all of which impact the complexity of the search. Once the search is completed, each case that has responsive records goes through three levels of review prior to the final response. The length of review in each phase depends on many factors, such as the number of pages and classification level.

Please be advised that there are a significant number of FOIA requests ahead of yours in the FOIA backlog queue, such that we are unable to provide an estimated date of first-level review at this time. A letter will be sent from the NSA FOIA/PA division once a case moves to the next phase of processing.

NSA Freedom of Information Division
(301) 688-6527

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