10/28/13 Insider Threat Task Force meeting (OIA)
Asked by Esbelta Teresa Amaral on May 28, 2015.
4 answers from Greg Otto and Esbelta Teresa Amaral.
Anyone ever gotten one of these before? They threatened to close all of my requests if I don’t send them a notarized copy of my ID.
No, never seen that. Did you file through MuckRock? Was it a Privacy Act request? That’s odd.
It’s not a response to any one request in particular, it’s just a letter I received randomly. “40” was written on the back on the envelope in black pen. Really don’t know what to make of it. I can’t find anyone else whose ever received one.
This is something the FBI is doing to basically weed out people who file a ton of FOIA’s with them.
It came to light as they put the requirement on their new eFOIA platform - http://fedscoop.com/fbi-foia-government-id
Basically, they are putting the onus on you to call them on their bullshit, which means you would have to go to court, which just prolongs the process anyway.