Description of document: FOIA Logs for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), 2011-2015
Requested date: 02-March-2016
Released date: 06-May-2016
Posted date: 08-August-2016
Source of document: BBG FOIA Office Room 3349 330 Independence Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20237 Fax: (202) 203-4585
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Office ofthe General Counsel Freedom ofInformation and Privacy Act Office
May6, 2016
RE: Request Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act-FOIA #16-035
This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated March 2, 2016 to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which the Agency received on March 14, 2016. In your request, you asked for a copy of the BBG FOIA Case Log covering Calendar Years 2011 through 2015.
The agency has completed its search for and review of the documents responsive to your scoped request and they are enclosed with this letter. Personally identifiable information (PH) relating to individuals was redacted pursuant to FOIA Exemption 6 to protect personal privacy interests, and those redactions are marked with the code "(b)(6)" on the enclosed documents. No other responsive information was redacted from the documents provided, and all responsive documents located by the Agency are being provided to you. There are no chargeable fees associated with your request, and the enclosed materials are provided to you at no cost.
Th.is completes the Agency's response to your request and it is now closed. However, because information was redacted from the documents provided you have the right to appeal this disposition. If you wish to do so, you must send your appeal within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this letter to the Chairperson, Access Appeal Committee, BBG, Suite 3349, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20237.
Sincerely,
Andrew T. Krog FOIA and Privacy Act Officer Enclosure: Releasable Documents BBG FOIAs and Privacy Acts Fiscal Year: 2011 = All FOIAs and Privacy Acts NO# STATUS REQUESTOR OFFICE/AFFILIATION RCVD ON DUE ON Add' I Info? - = 2011-0018 Open Requester 11/29/2010 01/12/2010 N
Agency Response Date: Subject Matter:
2011-0017 Open Peter Heimlich Requester 11/29/2010 01/12/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: All HR records for Rob Sivak
2011-0016 Open Michael Ravnitzky Requester 11/09/2010 12/23/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: Anti-web Censorship Test
2011-0015 Open Michael Ravnitzky Requester 11/09/2010 12/23/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: 1) A copy of the BBG plan for migration of content from legacy analog tape systems to digital media; 2) A copy of the timeline for migrating this data; 3) A copy of the most recent inventory of BBG's legacy data assets
2011-0014 Open Michael Ravnitzky Requester 11/01/2010 12/15/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: A copy of any primarily internal "Talking Points" or "Q&A" documents at BBG
2011-0013 Open David Barr DNC 10/29/2010 12/14/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: Communication between the BBG and Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich and Haley Reeves Barbour
2011-0012 Open Kimyia Varzi Requester 10/28/2010 12/13/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: Candidate information for IB Special English Position (DEU-10-158)
2011-0011 Pending Russell Carollo Requester 10/22/2010 12/07/2010 N Agency Response Date: 11/12/2010 Subject Matter: All records related in any way to collecting and/or maintaining BBG travel records by outside entities
2011-0010 Open Steven Koczela Requester 10/26/2010 12/09/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: 1. Datasets that are based on public opinion or media usage surveys in Iraq 2. Datasets that are based on surveys were conducted by lntermedia and fielded by KA Research Limited 3. Datasets that are based on Iraq surveys sponsored by the BBG 4. Datasets that are based on BBG Iraq surveys conducted between 1/1/2005-12/31/2009
2011-0009 Open Benjamin Becker Liberation 10/26/2010 12/09/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: Any and all contracts of the BBG and OCB regarding all grants, payments, purchase orders and/or obligations of funds to be transferred to the journalists listed
2011-0008 Open Verla Wiley Local 1812 10/27/2010 11/26/2010 N
12/03/2010 Page 1 / 2 Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: A copy of visitor's logs (6/1/05-09/30/06)
2011-0007 Open Michael Ravnitzky Requester 10/12/2010 11/24/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: A copy of BBG/IBBNOA intranet site
2011-0006 Open Michael Ravnitzky Requester 10/12/2010 11/24/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: Pre-written obituaries of notable individuals prepared by the BBG
2011-0005 Open Michael Ravnitzky Requester 10/08/2010 11/08/201 0 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: FOIA log
2011-0004 Pending Michael Ravnitzky Requester 10/08/2010 11/23/2010 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: A copy of any opinions, memos, guidelines, correspondence, letters, emails re: Smith-Mundt Act
2011-0003 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Requester 10/08/2010 11/23/2010 N Agency Response Date: 11/05/2010 Subject Matter: An electronic copy of the BBG employee manual
2011-0002 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Requester 10/08/2010 11/23/2010 N Agency Response Date: 11/05/2010 Subject Matter: An electronic copy of the BBG member briefing manual
2011-0001 Closed Nate Jones The National Security Archive 10/01/2010 11/16/2010 N Agency Response Date: 10/29/2010 Subject Matter: All documents re: 3/16/10 White House memo
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12/03/2010 Page 2 / 2 BBG FOIAs and Privacy Acts Fiscal Year: 2012 All FOIAs and Privacy
L Acts NO# STATUS REQUESTOR OFFICE/ AFFILIATION RCVD ON DUE ON Add'I Info?
2012-0045 Open Requester 09/20/2012 11/02/2012 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter:
2012-0044 Closed John Sanders The Benefit Coordinators 09/10/2012 10/23/2012 N Agency Response Date: 12/19/2012 Subject Matter: Names and information of BBG employees
2012-0043 Closed Requester 09/07/2012 10/22/2012 N Agency Response Date: 10/01/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0042 Closed Jennifer Peebles The Washington Examiner 08/27/2012 10/10/2012 N newspaper Agency Response Date: 09/28/2012 Subject Matter: Travel information paid by any private source, entity, person or organization since 1/1/2011
2012-0041 Closed Jack Gillum AP 08/13/2012 09/25/2012 N Agency Response Date: 08/22/2012 Subject Matter: Correspondence to or from Wisconsin Rep Paul Ryan or his staff from 01/03/1999 to the present
2012-0040 Pending Matthew Lee Inner City Press 08/13/2012 09/25/2012 N Agency Response Date: 09/24/2012 Subject Matter: Any and all records related to the 6/20/12 communication by Steve Redisch to UN Stephane Dujarric c::: 2012-0039 Closed Kimberly Worldwide Staffing Exchange 07/27/2012 09/10/2012 N Abderrahmane Agency Response Date: 09/17/2012 Subject Matter: RFQ695407JGW
2012-0038 Closed Requester 07/16/2012 08/27/2012 N Agency Response Date: 07/30/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0037 Closed Matthew Lee Inner City Press 07/16/2012 10/05/2012 N Agency Response Date: 09/24/2012 Subject Matter: All records since 7/3, including those related to Mr. Lobo's inquiry and BBG/VOA responses to Congress and others.
2012-0036 Closed Joe Carson Requester 07/09/2012 08/18/2012 N Agency Response Date: 09/27/2012 Subject Matter: Information on whistleblower disclosures e 2012-0035 Closed Jennifer Allgaier Centurion Research Solutions 07/06/2012 08/17/2012 N Agency Response Date: 09/27/2012 Subject Matter: BBG-50-S-11-4564-RJ
2012-0034 Closed Jennifer Allgaier Centurion Research Solutions 07/06/2012 08/17/2012 N Agency Response Date: 09/27/2012 Subject Matter: BBG50-R-11-0022-RJ (contract & proposal)
2012-0033 Closed Requester 06/25/2012 08/07/2012 N Agency Response Date: 08/13/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0032 Closed Inner City Press 06/25/2012 08/07/2012 N Agency Response Date: 08/07/2012
07/10/2015 Page 1 I 4 Subject Matter:
2012-0031 Closed Robert Menendez United States Senate 06/25/2012 07/30/2012 N Agency Response Date: 12/10/2012 Subject Matter: A copy of all correspondence, including all letters, records, documents and electronic records, between the Office of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and the BBG, dating back to January 1, 2007.
2012-0030 Closed Gerardo Requester 06/11/2012 07/24/2012 N Silva-Martinez Agency Response Date: 07/17/2012 Subject Matter: (1) Copy of the Plea Agreement (2) The Judgement and Commitment Order Rendered by the Court (3) Sentencing Transcripts c 2012-0029 Closed Joe Carson Requester 05/29/2012 07/11/2012 N Agency Response Date: 06/29/2012 Subject Matter: Records of Government travel costs for travel incurred since January 2, 2011 by Paul Kollmer, Donna Grace, John Lennon, and Marie Lennon
·-2012-0028 Closed Joe Carson Requester 05/29/2012 07/11/2012 N Agency Response Date: 08/31/2012 Subject Matter: l)Any records showing that employees of BBG are aware of their right, per 5 U.S.C. sections 1213(a)(2) and 2302(b)(2)(B), to make disclosures to OSC of information otherwise prohibited from unauthorized disclosure; 2)Any records showing the Governors of BBG are in objective compliance with their duty to prevent prohibited personnel practices
"'2012-0027 Closed Ann Noonan Committee for U.S. Int'I 04/16/2012 05/29/2012 N Broadcasting Agency Response Date: 10/10/2012 Subject Matter: Information about the travel costs that were charged to or reimbursed by the BBG for Richard M. Lobo, Jeffrey N. Trimble, Bruce Sherman, and Gary Thatcher, starting with the calendar year 2010 - present L 2012-0026 Closed Alexandra Hall Columbia Univ. 04/09/2012 05/21/2012 N Agency Response Date: 05/21/2012 Subject Matter: BBG Custom Survey & Focus Group on: 1. "International Broadcasting in Venezuela: Audiences Analysis and Market Profile" (May/June 2005) 2. "VOA Television Spanish to the Andean Region: VOA News and Foro Interamericano, In-Depth Interview Report" (November 2005) 3. "VOA Spanish Television: Evaluations of News and Feature Programs by Target Viewers in Caracas, Venezuela" (May 2007)
=-2012-0025 Closed Scott LaBarre LaBarre Law Offices, P.C. 03/29/2012 04/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 09/11/2012 Subject Matter: Records concerning official government websites that relate to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act L- 2012-0024 Closed Rita Aurandt Requester 03/29/2012 04/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 05/25/2012 Subject Matter: A copy of the contract between the BBG/IBB and CGI Federal between 2011 and 2012 and its modifications, task/delivery orders, and justifications for the modifications
2012-0023 Closed Rita Aurandt Requester 03/29/2012 04/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 05/25/2012 Subject Matter: A copy of documents relating to the job announcement for DEU-12-08 and M/P-12-08 (Financial Systems Analyst)
2012-0022 Closed Requester 03/29/2012 04/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 05/24/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0021 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Requester 03/05/2012 04/16/2012 N Agency Response Date: 03/23/2012 Subject Matter: A copy of correspondence between BBG executive/administrative offices and Richard W. Carlson
"'2012-0020 Closed Ann Noonan Committee for U.S. Int'I 02/29/2012 04/11/2012 N Broadcasting Agency Response Date: 03/29/2012
07/10/2015 Page 2 I 4 Subject Matter: A copy of the IARP contract recently awarded to Gallup = - = 2012-0019 Closed Elliott Rosenfeld American Small Business League 02/29/2012 04/11/2012 N Agency Response Date: 05/30/2012 Subject Matter: BBG50Pll0033
2012-0018 Closed Jeff Stachewicz FOIA Group Inc. 02/28/2012 04/10/2012 N Agency Response Date: 05/25/2012 Subject Matter: BBG50Qll0048
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2012-0016 Closed Requester 02/14/2012 03/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 03/06/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0015 Closed Branden DeRoche Requester 02/14/2012 03/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 04/20/2012 Subject Matter: The proposal submitted by Reuters News Service (Solicitation #: BBG50-R-ll-0828)
2012-0014 Closed Requester 02/13/2012 03/13/2012 N Agency Response Date: 03/23/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0013 Closed Ryan Jham DCCC 01/25/2012 03/08/2012 N Agency Response Date: 03/30/2012 Subject Matter: Logs of communication between members of Congress and BBG between Jan 1, 2008 forward. L 2012-0012 Closed Larry Klayman Freedom Watch 01/24/2012 03/22/2012 N Agency Response Date: 03/16/2012 Subject Matter: Documents related to a list of 63 different categories of information L. 2012-0011 Closed Tim Shamble AFGE Local 1812 01/13/2012 02/28/2012 N Agency Response Date: 03/20/2012 Subject Matter: 1) a copy of a list of all monetary awards given to Agency employees in 2011; 2) a complete copy of the Agency's staffing pattern for 12/2011 c 2012-0010 Closed Jeff Hershberger Requester 01/13/2012 02/13/2012 N Agency Response Date: 02/21/2012 Subject Matter: An organizational directory of the BBG's headquarters, a recent guide regarding the BBG's FOIA and Privacy Act policies and procedures, a list of BBG publications available upon request, and a copy of the agency's official role or mission
2012-0009 Closed Requester 01/06/2012 02/06/2012 N Agency Response Date: 01/27/2012 Subject Matter:
2012-0008 Closed Requester 11/28/2011 12/27/2011 N Agency Response Date: 01/31/2012 Subject Matter: 11...... 1!!......
2012-0007 Closed Larry Stein Law Offices of Larry J. Stein, LLC 11/23/2011 01/06/2011 N Agency Response Date: 03/14/2012 Subject Matter: Copies of all interview summaries of other division employees conducted as part of an investigation involving Mr. Goolsby's division = '"2012-0006 Closed Brady Eames Requester 11/03/2011 12/19/2011 N Agency Response Date: 11/10/2011 Subject Matter: FOIA request regarding a "notice from the Director of the OIP, Melanie Pustay, as published through the 'FOIA.GOV' website that 'appellate authorities' are the supreme adjudicators of FOIA appeals within the Designated Federal Entities (DFE)." Requested that the Agency publish a copy of that notice, along with accompanying instructions and a list of "appellate authorities," to the Agency's public website.
I, - 2012-0005 Closed Eiki Kogo Nihon University 10/31/2011 12/14/2011 N
07/10/2015 Page 3 I 4 Agency Response Date: 12/16/2011 Subject Matter: Written documents and/or visual archives regarding Okinawa VOA, specifically the Onna and Okuma stations
2012-0004 Closed Requester 10/27/2011 11/28/2011 N Agency Response Date: 12/15/2011 Subject Matter: •~~ --- .. 2012-0003 Closed Jeff Stachewicz FOIA, Inc. 10/27/2011 12/12/2011 N Agency Response Date: 07/16/2012 Subject Matter: BBG50R1100069DS
2012-0002 Closed Herischi & Associates 10/25/2011 12/08/2011 N Agency Response Date: 01/05/2012 Subject Matter: !l!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I~~~~~~-,-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012-0001 Closed Herischi & Associates 10/25/2011 12/08/2011 N Agency Response Date: 01/24/2012 Subject Matter:
07/10/2015 Page 4 / 4 BBG FOIAs and Privacy Acts Fiscal Year: 2013 All FOIAs and Privacy = Acts NO# STATUS REQUESTOR OFFICE/ AFFILIATION RCVD ON DUE ON Add'I Info? ·= 2013-0058 Closed Anthony Minotti Asset Recovery Consulting 09/24/2013 10/24/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/12/2013 Subject Matter: Copy of any and all of the BBG's outstanding Stale-dated check lists, which may also be known as Limited Playability Cancellation Report of refunds and credits. (Undeliverable checks) Specifically the undeliverable funds due individuals, businesses and vendor checks for the two previous fiscal years. = 2013-0057 Closed Amanda Smith Centurion Research Solutions 09/24/2013 10/24/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/12/2013 Subject Matter: Copy of all method reports provided to BBG by Gallup as part of the International Audience Research Program since Gallup commenced work on the project for contract BBG50D120004 International Audience Research Program awarded to Gallup Inc.
2013-0056 Open Ann Noonan CUSIB 09/19/2013 10/19/2013 N Agency Response Date: Subject Matter: Requesting "copies of all emails sent from the International Broadcasting Bureau Director Richard Lobo where the email topic and/or content mentions former BBG Member Governor Victor Ashe during the period from January 1, 2012 - present."
·-2013-0055 Closed Ann Noonan CU SIB 09/19/2013 10/19/2013 N Agency Response Date: 12/20/2013 Subject Matter: Requesting "the travels costs that were charged to or reimbursed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for VOA Director David Ensor and for Doug Boynton, BBG Office of Strategy and Development - starting from calendar 2012 to present."
2013-0054 Closed Darwin BondGraham Self 09/10/2013 10/10/2013 N Agency Response Date: 12/20/2013 Subject Matter: Request copies of 19 contracts between BBG and Facebook, Inc.
2013-0053 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Self 08/27/2013 09/26/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/27/2013 Subject Matter: Copy of the general renovation plan for the reconfiguration and renovation of space in the Cohen building.
2013-0052 Closed Karen Divina Self 08/19/2013 09/18/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/29/2013 Subject Matter: Current list of the names, position titles, email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone numbers of the BBG's Chief Human Capital Officer, HR Directors, Assistant HR Directors, and other high-level HR managers with responsibility for a wide range of HR functions/programs, including headquarters, regional, state, and field sites, if applicable. a::;: .... "- 2013-0051 Closed Kabureck Kerianne Xerox 08/15/2013 09/14/2013 N Agency Response Date: 12/11/2013 Subject Matter: Request any solicitations (including all amendments) and awards (including modifications) for the procurement of RFQ #760515 entitled "Copiers and Printer Maintenance Support" that was posted and issued in this current fiscal year to include the unit prices and all releasable evaluation documents.
2013-0050 Closed Inner City Press 08/08/2013 09/11/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/05/2013 Subject Matter:
2013-0049 Closed 'I"' 07/29/2013 08/28/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/30/2013 Subject Matter:
2013-0048 Closed Self 07/22/2013 08/21/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/06/2013 Subject Matter:
07/10/2015 Page 1 I 5 2013-0047 Closed Chris Simpson IBEW local union 349 06/26/2013 07/26/2013 N Agency Response Date: 07/19/2013 Subject Matter: Copies of certified payrolls submitted by Solaris Electrical Services, Inc. for all electrical work performed on the Office of Cuba Broadcasting based in Miami, FL.
2013-0046 Closed Gonzalo Abarca AFGE 1812 06/19/2013 07/19/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/04/2013 Subject Matter: Original video surveillance, or copies of it, produced by the two cameras located in the Latin America Division, 3rd floor Cohen building on Friday, June 14, 2013.
2013-0045 Closed Self 06/04/2013 07/04/2013 N Agency Response Date: 09/04/2013 Subject Matter:
2013-0044 Closed Adam Marshall EPIC.org 06/03/2013 07/03/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/02/2013 Subject Matter: Seeking records regarding BBG's relationship with The Tor Project, Inc., the Tor Solution Corporation, and Tor Solution Group. c: 2013-0043 Closed Mitch Fatouros Self 05/29/2013 06/28/2013 N Agency Response Date: 09/13/2013 Subject Matter: Complaint against the VOA Greek Service. Requesting copy of VOA agreement and any related documents with SKAI radio and Alafouzos.
2013-0042 Closed Charles S. Clark Government Executive Media 05/24/2013 06/23/2013 N Group Agency Response Date: 06/24/2014 Subject Matter: All email correspondence during calendar year 2012 from BBG board member Victor H. Ashe to Lynne Weil, Letitia King, Bruce Sherman, Jeffery Trimble and Charles Goolsby. c: 2013-0041 Closed Allan B Davydov Self 05/23/2013 06/22/2013 N Agency Response Date: 09/11/2013 Subject Matter: Access to and copies of documents relevant to the selection process of a candidate for the position of International Broadcaster at the Voice of America.
2013-0040 Closed Kirk Brown Self 05/17/2013 06/21/2013 N Agency Response Date: 07/19/2013 Subject Matter: The Organizational Charts for the Chief Information Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors that includes the names and titles/departments of the people who report to the Chief Information Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Organizational chart contains direct reports of the people reporting to the Chief Information Officer, and contact information on the people listed in the above organizational charts to include: Business Address, Direct Business Telephone number and Business Email addres. c ·-·--- 2013-0039 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/16/2013 06/15/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/14/2013 Subject Matter: PDF soft copy if available of all reports and deliverables related to the Middle East Internet Project commissioned by BBG in 2011 under contract BBG50P110487 YOUGOV M.E. FZ, LLC.
t!--.--·~. .. -··--.. · .. ·---··-· .. 2013-0038 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/16/2013 06/15/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/14/2013 Subject Matter: PDF soft copy if available of all reports and deliverables provided to the BBG by Oxford Research International as part of the Telephone Survey of Libya commissioned by BBG in 2011 under contract BBG50C110073 awarded to Oxford Research International.
2013-0037 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/16/2013 06/15/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/14/2013 Subject Matter: PDF soft copy if available of all reports and deliverables related to the Mobile Telephone Surveys conducted for the BBG by GFK in contract BBG50P120673 commissioned in 2012. -= 2013-0036 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/16/2013 06/15/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/29/2013 Subject Matter: pdf soft copy if available of all reports and deliverables related to the syndicated studies regarding mobile and internet use in select markets purchased by BBG in 2012 under contract BBG50P120667 awarded to TNS North America, Inc.
[ .. 2013-0035 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/09/2013 06/13/2013 N Agency Response Date: 09/11/2013
07/10/2015 Page 2 / 5 Subject Matter: PDF soft copy if available all reports and deliverables provided to the BBG by Gallup as part of the International Audience Research Program since Gallup commenced work on the project for contract BBG50D120004 International Audience Research Program awarded to Gallup Inc.
2013-0034 Closed Michael Morisy MuckRock News 05/06/2013 06/12/2013 N Agency Response Date: 07/17/2013 Subject Matter: A copy of all responses sent to Congressional committees between Jan 1,2008 and the date that this request is processed. These communications are stored together and should be easily accessible.
2013-0033 Closed Michael Morisy MuckRock News 05/02/2013 06/09/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/22/2013 Subject Matter: an electronic copy of the results of the most recent research study conducted under contract to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by each of the following consultants: Oxford Research International; Edison Media Research, Inc. Intermedia Survey Institute, also requested are contracts under which these studies were commissioned.
2013-0032 Closed Michael Morisy MuckRock News 05/02/2013 06/09/2013 N Agency Response Date: 06/24/2014 Subject Matter: In the email folders of Lynne Weil, Letitia M. King, Bruce Sherman, Jeffrey Trimble, Charles Goolsby Each Email from Board Member Victor Ashe during calendar year 2012 accepted as a quick electronic search.
2013-0031 Closed Aliyu Mustapha VOA (VOA Hausa) 05/03/2013 06/09/2013 N Agency Response Date: 06/19/2013 Subject Matter: Request for Drew Krog to request four years of tax information from the IRS. Via email date stamped 5-3-2013.
2013-0030 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/01/2013 06/09/2013 N Agency Response Date: 08/27/2013 Subject Matter: a copy of all reports and deliverables related to the study of Television News Branding in the Arab World commissioned by BBG in 2012 under contract BBG50P120700 PURCHASE ORDER TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF TELEVISION NEWS BRANDING IN THE ARAB WORLD awarded to Strategic Information and Communications Group LLC.
2013-0029 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/10/2013 06/09/2013 N Agency Response Date: 09/25/2013 Subject Matter: pdf salt copy if available for a copy of all reports and deliverables related to the Quantative Research (in Russia, Indonesia, Columbia, and Ghana) Commissioned by BBG in 2010 through contract BBG50F100178 OPERATIONS RESEARCH & QUANTATIVE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH - Russia etc (Russia, Indonesia, Columbia, and Ghana) awarded to GFK Custom Research, LLC.
2013-0028 Closed Jim McElhatton Federal Times 05/06/2013 06/08/2013 N Agency Response Date: 06/24/2014 Subject Matter: seeks copies of all email correspondence from BBG board member Victor H. Ashe to and from Lynne Weil, Letitia King, Bruce Sherman, Jeffrey Trimble, Charles Goolsby and Michael Meehan during calendar year 2012.
2013-0027 Closed Frank J. Chilli Centurion Research Solutions 05/06/2013 06/08/2013 N Agency Response Date: 09/25/2013 Subject Matter: PDF soft copy if available a copy of all reports and deliverables related the Social Networking study commissioned in 2011 through contract BBG50C110076 SOCIAL NETWORKING STUDY awarded to GFK Custom Research North America
2013-0026 Closed Geoff Davidian Milwaukee Press 05/04/2013 06/07/2013 N Agency Response Date: 06/24/2014 Subject Matter: Request of Broadcasting Board of Governors copies of email correspondence from Board Member Victor H. Ashe to Lynne Weil, Letitia King, Bruce Sherman, Jeffrey Trimble and Charles Goolsby during the calendar year of 2012, in electronic format unless they exist only on paper. If files are in email format they be saved to a disk or disks rather than printed
2013-0025 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Self 04/29/2013 05/29/2013 N Agency Response Date: 07/03/2013 Subject Matter: Request for a copy of each written response or letter from the Broadcasting Board of Governors to a Congressional Committee (not a congressional office) (or Committee Chair) in calendar years 2012 and 2013 to date. By this, I mean one-time type responses to Committee inquiries. Exclude from regular periodic reports and constituent responses to a congressional office.
2013-0024 Closed Matt Lee Inner City Press 04/03/2013 05/25/2013 N Agency Response Date: 07/17/2013 Subject Matter: Formal Appeal of Denial of Access to Records in connection with the August 11 Request Under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, BBG FOIA # 12-040 ,------
07/10/2015 Page 3 I 5 2013-0023 Closed Verla Wiley American Federation of 04/18/2013 05/18/2013 N Government Employees Local 1812 Agency Response Date: 05/23/2013 Subject Matter: Requesting 1. A copy of the January 22, 2013, BBG security videotape particularly between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. In the interim, I would like to set up a time in which AFGE Local 1812 President Tim Shamble, I and possibly a video editing expert to review the January 22,2013 videotape. 2. The entire copy(s) of any and all reports regarding a weapon being brought into the Cohen Building between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. on January 22, 2013. == 2013-0022 Closed Joyce Battle The National Security Archive 04/15/2013 05/17/2013 N Agency Response Date: 07/03/2013 Subject Matter: All records including but not limited to cables, correspondence, emails, and memoranda in the International Broadcasting Bureau's Office of Policy, Director's Subject Files, Program Files, from 01 January 2003 through 03 June 2003 concerned in whole or in part with policy for Iraq. = .J 2013-0021 Closed Joyce Battle The National Security Archive - 04/08/2013 05/08/2013 N GWU Agency Response Date: 05/17/2013 Subject Matter: All records in IBB International Negotiations Site Files from 01 January 2013 through 30 June 2003 including but not limited to agreements, cables, correspondence with the Coalition Provisional Authority or other entities responsible for the administration of Iraq. emails, and memoranda that are concerned in whole or in part with policy for Iraq.
2013-0020 Closed Joyce Battle The National Security Archive 04/02/2013 05/02/2013 N Agency Response Date: 05/17/2013 Subject Matter: All documents from 01 January 2003 through 31 June 2003 in Program Review Files concerned with policy for Iraq, including information regarding BBG's planning, mission, scope, objectives, and Challenges for or in that country.
2013-0019 Closed Dean Ledbetter New Paradigm Management, LLC 03/20/2013 04/24/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/04/2013 Subject Matter: FOIA for Intermedia Survey Institute - Contract Signed 10/01/2006 - BBG CON0206C6174 and all subsequent or previous options exercised and modifications made up to 9/30/2012 as well as copy of the winning response to the precedent RFP
2013-0018 Closed Abraham Payton American Bridge 21st Century 03/25/2013 04/24/2013 N Agency Response Date: 04/25/2013 Subject Matter: Copies of all Incoming-and-outgoing official correspondence (including constituetn correspondence) between Representative Michele Marie Bachmann and the Chairman of the Board from January 3, 2007 to the present. Please note that the term "correspondence" includes any letters, memorandum, emails, faxes, phone logs, cell-phone texts (of department-owned/reimbursed phones) as available
2013-0017 Closed Requester 03/11/2013 04/08/2013 N Agency Response Date: 03/26/2013 Subject Matter:
2013-0016 Closed Jose Albertini Requester 03/05/2013 04/16/2013 N Agency Response Date: 04/26/2013 Subject Matter: 1. A copy of the sign-in/sign-out sheets of 2/5 and 2/8 2. Video footage on 2/5 and 2/8
=-2013-0015 Closed Abraham Payton American Bridge 21st Century 03/04/2013 04/15/2013 N Agency Response Date: 04/25/2013 Subject Matter: Correspondence between the BBG and; 1) James "Chris" Christie and the BBG 2) Office of the Governors of NJ 3) Office of US Attorney for the District of NJ
2013-0014 Closed Requester 03/13/2013 04/12/2013 N Agency Response Date: 03/20/2013 Subject Matter:
2013-0013 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Requester 01/28/2013 03/12/2013 N Agency Response Date: 06/24/2014 Subject Matter: Emails from Gov. Ashe to Lynne Weil, Tish King, Bruce Sherman, Jeff Trimble, and Charles Goolsby.
2013-0012 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Requester 01/28/2013 03/12/2013 N Agency Response Date: 02/21/2013 Subject Matter: A copy of the "sequestration plan" at the BBG
2013-0011 Closed Michael Ravnitzky Requester 01/18/2013 03/05/2013 N Agency Response Date: 11/15/2013
07/10/2015 Page 4 I 5 Subject Matter: All records mentioning or discussing or referencing steps being taken by the BBG to address the high rate of tax delinquency of agency employees. c==. - 2013-0010 Closed Michael Revnitzky Requester 01/14/2013 02/27/2013 N Agency Response Date: 05/17/2013 Subject Matter: A copy of the results of the most recent research study conducted by Oxford Research Int'I, Edison Media Research Inc., and Intermedia.
2013-0009 Closed Requester 12/28/2012 01/29/2013 N Agency Response Date: 02/19/2013 Subject Matter:
2013-0008 Closed Michelle Mathis Requester 11/30/2012 01/30/2012 N Agency Response Date: 02/04/2013 Subject Matter: 11/30: Selectees' information for BBG-12-168, Contract Specialist 12/14: Interview information
2013-0007 Closed Amra Alirejsovic Requester 11/21/2012 01/07/2013 N Agency Response Date: 01/04/2013 Subject Matter: Memos from two rounds of panels for BBG-12-190, Team Leader Int'I Broadcaster
2013-0006 Closed Klmyia Varzi Requester 11/16/2012 01/02/2013 N Agency Response Date: 02/04/2013 Subject Matter: Selectee information for DEU-12-175, Multimedia Production Specialist
2013-0005 Closed Tim Shamble AFGE Local 1812 11/08/2012 12/24/2012 N Agency Response Date: 02/04/2013 Subject Matter: Cash awards issued during FY2012 "" 2013-0004 Closed Russ Ptacek W*USA-TV/CBS 10/09/2012 11/26/2012 N Agency Response Date: 12/19/2012 Subject Matter: BBG's 2011 Premium Class Travel Report
2013-0003 Closed Peola Thomas Requester 10/26/2012 12/13/2012 N Agency Response Date: 12/12/2012 Subject Matter: Information re: TV Broadcast Technician position the requester applied in February 2010.
2013-0002 Closed Victor Ashe Requester 11/01/2012 12/17/2012 N Agency Response Date: 11/19/2012 Subject Matter: A list of all travel and cost for Robert Boles and Raina Kumra since January 1, 2011.
2013-0001 Closed Abraham Payton American Bridge 21st Century 10/19/2012 12/04/2012 N Agency Response Date: 02/19/2013 Subject Matter: Correspondence between the BBG and; 1) James "Chris" Christie and the BBG 2) Office of the Governors of NJ 3) Office of US Attorney for the District of NJ
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Request Description Organization Number Received Requester Responded (if provided by requester)
001 10/21/13 Jason Smathers 2013 FOIA Log 11/20/13 002 10/24/13 Victor Ashe correspondence to and from Dick Lobo that references Governor Michael Lynton; email and correspondence from Lynne Weil and Paul Kollmer-Dorsey 6/30/lS between January 1, 2012 through October 24, 2013 wherein Victor Ashe is mentioned; the cost for official travel of David Ensor, Lynne Weil, and Robert Boles from January 1, 2012 through October 24, 2013; email relating to filling Governor positions from Dick Lobo to the White House from January 1, 2012 through October 24, 2013; a copy of any report made by the Office of the Inspector General on leaks to BBG in 2012 or 2013, and; copies of any materials provided by Dick Lobo, Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, and Lynne Weil that mentions Victor Ashe to the Office of the Inspector General in connection with any investigations on leaks to BBG
003 11/12/13 Gloria La Riva National Committee to Free the Cuban Information regarding the Radio and/or TV Marti program "Justicia y Libertad" including: All contracts and Curriculae Vitae of the principal employees of 4/8/14 Five the program, including Tito Rodriguez Oltmans; The transcripts and audio and/or video recordings of "Justicia y Libertad" that refer to the February 24, 1996 shoot-down of the Brothers to the Rescue planes; and The transcripts and audio and/or video recordings of "Justicia y Libertad" that for the dates from January 1, 1996 up to March 20, 1996, September 10, 1998 to November 10, 1998, and May 1, 1999 to May 20, 1999, and November 20, 2000 to July 1, 2001, in which there is any commentary, coverage, or mention of "Red Avispa," "Wasp Network," and/or the arrest and prosecution, including the trial, of several named individuals. Transcripts and audio and/or video recordings of any appearance on any program of Radio Marti and TV Marti between the dates of January 1, 1996 through April 1, 1996, and between the dates of September 10, 1998 through June 10, 2001, in which FBI official Hector Pesquera and/or other FBI agents and/or U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis and/or other representatives of the U.S. Attorney's office of Southern Florida appeared, were interviewed, and/or were quoted. Transcripts and audio and/or video recordings of the program "Tome Nota," hosted by Armando Perez Roura, for segments between September 10, 1998 and April 30, 2001 in which there is any commentary, coverage, or mention of "Red Avispa," 'Wasp Network," and/or the arrest and prosecution, including the trial, of several named individuals. Transcripts and audio and/or video recordings of "Weekend Magazine" segments, between October 1, 2000 and June 10, 2001, in which there is any commentary, coverage, or mention of "Red Avispa," "Wasp Network," and/or the arrest and prosecution, including the trial, of several named individuals.
004 11/12/13 Jim McElhatton Washington Times correspondence to and from Board Member Victor H. Ashe and other board members during ca lendar year 2012 7/16/14 oos 11/27/13 William Marshall Judicial Watch any and all records relating to attendance by BBG employees at the Benchmarks Conference held at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City hotel from November 12/20/13 15-17, 2013; records relating to communications between BBG employees and the National Security Enterprise, which sponsored the Benchmarks Conference. 006 11/27/13 Alexa O'Brien any and all documents in the Agency's possession "that pertain to the Wikileaks website and or organization" from January 2006 to the present. 12/3/13
008 12/13/13 Luke Rosiak Washington Examiner copies of the master database containing an inventory of over 170,000 broadcast recordings and printed materials 4/4/14 009 12/13/13 Michael Morisy a digital copy of the BBG legacy data assets inventory 4/4/14 010 12/23/13 Shawn Musgrave any reviews, update reports or impact assessments conducted for the anniversary of the NOAA 2013 passage 1/24/14 011 1/6/14 Michael Ravnitzky any emails in BBG FOIA Office that contain the word "Ravnitzky." 7/30/14 012 1/23/14 Scott Hi~hham WashinRton Post all reports and related documents concerning Premium Class Travel for federal employees between 2009 and the present. 4/7/14 FY2014 FOIA LOG
Request Description Organization Number Received Requester Responded (if provided by requester)
013 1/23/14 Shane Allen NBC Universal copies of a) "Any and all reports filed as part of the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), part 300-70 Agency Reporting Requirements. which establishes the 4/7/14 requirements that federal agencies report anything other than coach- class transportation accommodations by their federal employees while on official business (excluding negative reports) for the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 YTD." (b) "Any and all databases that exist (in their unedited original workable digital formats) regarding the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), Part 300-70 Agency Reporting Requirements, which establishes the requirement that federal agencies report the use of any other than coach-class transportation accommodations by their federal employees while on official business (excluding negative reports) for the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 YTD." (c)" Where available Documentation and/ or data to include traveler's name, title, agency, location in which they are stationed, and/or dates/purpose(s) of travel."
014 1/22/14 Jason Smathers a copy of the Fiscal Year 2009-2013 Premium Travel Reports created by your agency for submission to GSA per the Federal Travel Regulation. 4/7/14
015 1/22/14 Jason Smathers a copy of any emails in the Broadcasting Board of Governors FOIA Office that contain the word Smathers 4/8/14
017 2/10/14 Nate Jones The National Security Archive a mandatory declassification review of "each Soviet propaganda alert produced between January 1, 1983, and December 31, 1984. 3/25/14
018 2/5/14 Victor Ashe a copy of "the request, FOIA13-056 from Ann Noonan, all e-mails and letters relative to the DIG letter dated September 26, 2013 addressed to Richard 3/15/15 Lobo on contract employees sent by Mr. Lobo and Paul Koll mer Dorsey to OIG as well as, correspondence to BBG board members on this subject." Lastly, you requested, "copies of all letters to members of Congress and staffers on this subject from Richard Lobo during his tenure plus by whomever assumed his role upon his departure on this subject. 019 2/19/14 Moriah Slaughter Urban Investment Research Corp documentation of when the Broadcasting Board of Governors initially occupied space in 4201 NW 77th Avenue Miami, FL 33166-0000 4/8/14
021 2/25/14 Hussain Abdul-Hussian the numbers of the BBG released blog reports for the estimated audience for the year 2013. Located on Http://www.bbgstrategy.com/2013/12/bbg- 4/23/14 audience-at-record-level-doubles-in-ten-years/. 022 2/28/14 Jack Gillum Associated Press All copies of contracts and subcontracts to Mobile Accord Inc. of Denver, CO, from January 1, 2008, to the present. This includes, but is not limited to, 8/4/14 contract modifications and statements of work. All emails to or from Office of Cuba Broadcasting Director Carlos Garcia-Perez, from January 1, 2009, to the present, in which the phrase "zunzuneo' is in the ''To", "From", "CC", "BCC", subject and/or body fields of the message
023 3/7/14 Michael Ravnitzky copy of each T/EOS (Operations and Stations Division) Monthly Report produced during the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date 7/18/14
024 3/7/14 Russ Ptacek WU5A•9 copies of premium travel reports for 2010, 2011 and 2012 4/7/15 025 3/7/14 Melissa Yeager 41 Action News copies of premium travel reports for 2011, 2012 and 2013 fiscal years 4/7/14 026 3/7/14 Michael Conger Washington Examiner copies of premium travel reports for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 · 4/7/14 027 3/7/14 Mark Greenblatt Scripps Howard News Service copies of premium travel reports for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 4/7/14 028 3/7/14 Lorrie Taylor WJW-TV copies of premium travel reports for fiscal years 2011, 2012 and 2013 for federal employees working in federal offices located in the state of Ohio 4/7/14
029 3/7/14 Julie Putnam NBC Bay Area - KNTV copies of premium travel reports for fiscal years 2011, 2012 and 2013 4/7/14 030 3/7/14 Michael Sallah Washineton Post cooies of oremium travel reoorts for fiscal vears 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 4/7/14 FY2014 FOIA LOG
Request Description Organization Number Received Requester Responded (if provided by requester)
031 3/7/14 Jose Santos Direct office phone numbers, direct email addresses and office physical addresses to include room numbers. For the following BBG personnel: Ms. Ina 3/26/14 Katherine Buckley, Mr. Andre Mendes, Mr. Robert Bole, Ms. Suzie Carroll, Ms. Marie Skiba Lennon, Mr. Jeffrey Trimble, Mr. David Ensor, Ms. Leslie Hyland, Mr. Paul Kollmer-Dorsev and Mr. Steve Redisch 032 3/11/14 Patricia Pflum information related to a claim involving CHASE BANK USA, NA 4/3/14 033 3/21/14 Roger Daniel Howard Video Productions the contract number, incumbent's name and dollar value of the present/past contract for the TV Director and Make-up Artist (VOA Broadcast Operations, 6/19/14 Broadcasting Board of Governors). 034 3/31/14 Joyce Battle The National Security Archive all records from 01 April 2003 through 31 December 2008 concerned with information on and analyses of public opinion in Iraq, including Iraqi concerns, 4/23/14 values, and views of the US, as referenced in "U.S. National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication,• issued by the Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC), dated approximately 2007.
03S 4/15/14 Daniel Stotter Stotter & Associates LLC all records or documents in the possession or control of Voice of America that list or describe any Voice of America or United States financial grants or funding directed to any Pakistan based media organizations (including radio, television, newspapers or internet media), or provided to any media organizations for the purpose of supporting Pakistan related media projects, for the time period of January 1, 2007, to the date of this request
036 4/17/14 Alvin Hayes information on my family property that was used by the Voice of America (VOA) as a transmission site for the period of about 2S years S/2/14
039 S/30/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of any documents including (but not limited to) proposals, contracts, emails regarding: TrueCrypt (truecypt.org), the Open Crypto Aufit Project 7/22/14 (opencryptoaudioproiect.org), the TrueCrypt audit by iSEC Partners (also known as TC Audit) 040 6/16/14 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of each response to a Question for the Record (QFR) provided to Congress by the BBG, created since January 1, 2009, and if too voluminous, 9/29/14 narrow the scope to records created since January 1, 2012.
042 7/2/14 Mark Greenblatt Scripps Howard News Service copies of premium travel reports for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 7/9/14 043 7/7/14 Tim Shamble AFGE Local 1812 Referral from Department of State 9/18/14 044 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all concept notes submitted_ to Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund program 7/30/14 04S 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all propo_sal_s submitted to Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund program 7/30/14 046 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy~! ~ ev~l.uatio_n wo~k~hee_!s used ~u~in_g ~p_en Te~h_nr:1loey Fun9's_proposal review process 7/30/14 047 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a COl)Y. of ~ II " "~r_'!:en_g'!_g~en!: ~~oj_e_c_t se~-a~~s_s.!:"e~" tha~ ":'er~ su~mitt_~d toOp~n T_ech~olo~ Fund 7/30/14 048 7 /21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all Rapid Response Fund app!icatio_ns submitt_ed to_the Open Technolo~ Fund 7/30/14 049 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy~! al! securit~ audits finariced by Radio Free A5-ia.a5-P~rt. of_i!s Open Technology Fund program 7/30/14 oso 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and the Broadcasting Board of Governors including letters, email, faxes, text messages, 11/18/14 memos, cable'-•-~_nnual re1>orts, programs reviews/audits, _docume_nts, etc OSl 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of All correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and the US Department of State, including letters, email, faxes, text messages, memos, 7/30/14 cables, annual reports, programs reviews/audits, docum_e.rits,_etc OS2 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and USAID including letters, email, faxes, text messages, memos, cables, annual reports, 7/30/14 programs reviews/audits, documents, etc 053 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) including letters, email, faxes, 7/30/14 text messaRes, memos cables annual reoorts oroRrams reviews/audits documents etc FY2014 FOIA LOG
Request Description Organization Number Received Requester I Responded (if provided by requester) I 054 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and NED (National Endowment for Democracy) including letters, email, faxes, text 7/30/14 messages, memos!,cab!es, annual repo_r:ts, programs reviewsfau~its, documents, etc 05S 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and NOi (National Democratic Institute) including letters, email, faxes, text messages, 7/30/14 memo_s, ~a~le~,__ a~n ':_J_~L r~ports, programs r~yi~~~/~i:J~it_~,_ do_cu_m_ ~nt~, ~~.c. 056 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all correspondence between the Open Technology Fund and IRI (International Republican Institute) including letters, email, faxes, text messages, 7/30/14 memos, cables, annual reports, programs reviews/a~dits, documents, etc. 057 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of. ."~ docurn.e~ts regardin.g Cryptocat(also knm•m_ as crypto._c:a_t)_as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 OSB 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy ~ all d()C:IJm.ents rega.rd.ing eg.~ali!.ie as part of Radio Free~.!'.' '~ Op_eri ::rechnolo81 F..und 7/30/14 OS9 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all document.s regarding MiniLoc.k.•.s part of Rad.io Free A~a's 0!'.en Technology Fund. 7/30/14- 060 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all docum.ent.s r~g_ardi.~g Nadim Kobeissi (also known as kaepora) • .~part of R~dio Free Asia's Open Techn.ology Fund 7/30/14 061 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Cupcake Bridge (also known as Cupcake, and cupcakebridge.com) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
062 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all do.cu_rn_en.!_s regarding Griffin ~oyce aspa_rt_ of R~~o__Free Asia'?.2!'.eri_ Techno~ogy . Fund, 7/30/14 063 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett all documents regarding Freedom2Connect Foundation (also known as Freedom 2 Connect Foundation, Freedom 2 Connect, Freedom to Connect 7/30/14 Foundation, Freedom to Connect, .and f2ctorg) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 064 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Berkeley Anti-Censorship Lab and Incubator as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
065 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett all doc_urn.~nts regardingUni11er_sity of C_alifornia B~rkle~ a.sp_art of Radio Free Asia's O_p_!n T~chn9logy ~-n~. _ 7/30/14 066 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding GlobalLeaks (also known as Global Leaks, globalleaks.org, GLClient, https://gith~b~co;;;/glob~ieak~}G.LC lient, GLBackend, 7/30/14 https://github.com/globaleaks/GLBackend) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund
067 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights (also known as Hermes Center) as part of Radio Free Asia's 7/30/14 Open .Techn_ol~y F.und 068 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Mailvelope (also known as mailvelope.com) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
069 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Thomas Obern~Orfer as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 070 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Measurement Lab (also known M-Lab and measurementlab.net) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
071 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding OONI (Also known as Open Observatory of Network Interference and Ooni-probe) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open 7/30/14 Technology Fund. 072 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Open Whisper Systems (Also known as Open WhisperSystems, and whispersystems.org) as part of Radio Free Asia's 7/30/14 Open Technol'?gy Fund_. 073 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Coral Sea Enterprices LLC (also known as Coral Sea Enterprises, and Coral Sea) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open 7/30/14 Technology Fu_nd_. 074 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy ~f_all_documents regarding Moxie Marlinspike as part of Radio Free Asia's ()pen Technology Fund. 7/30/14 07S 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Matthew Rosenfeld as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 076 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Mike Benham as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund - 7/30/14 077 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding R Enriquez Sanchez (also known as Rosie Enriquez, Rosie Sanchez, and Rosie Enriquez Sanchez) as part of Radio Free 7/30/14 Asia's Op_en Technology F~n_d 078 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Jane Adams as part of Rad io Free Asia 's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 FY2014 FOIA LOG
Request Description Organization Number Received Requester I Responded (if provided by requester) I 079 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy ()fall documents regarding st.uart Anderson as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 080 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all do_cu111ents regardi.ng the Guardian Project as part of Radio Free Asia's Open .Technology Fund. 7/30/14 081 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy. of all documents regarding StoryMaker (~Isl) known as Story Maker) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14 082 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy .of. a.II document~ reg_arding ChatSecure as part of Radio Free Asia's Open l'echnolof( Fund. 7/30/14 083 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding ObscuraCam (also known as Obscura Cam) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14 084 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documen.ts regarding Orbot as part ~.!_Rcur11ents regarding_()rweb as _!l~!1_of Radio Free Asia's Op_en T.e_c~no_I()~ Fund. 7/30/14 086 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of a!!_ docu111ents regardin~ G!bbe~~ot ~s p_!'rt of Radio Free ~ia's _O_Een__ Techno~oa: . Fund 7/30/14 087 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of a[l_ ~oc_u_me_ri_ts reg~rdin_g Os_tel as pa_rt of Radio F_re~ i\sia~ Deen Tech!'ology Fund 7/30/14 088 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Second Muse as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund . 7/3o/14 089 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding New Am_erica Foundation as part of Radio Free Asia's Op~n Technology Fund 7/30/14 - 090 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Open Tech Institute (also known as the Open Technology Institute, OTI, and oti.newamerica.net) as part of Radio Free 7/30/14 Asia's Open Technology Fund 091 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Commotion Wireless Project (also known as Commotion, Commotion Wireless, and commotionwireless.net) as part of 7/30/14 Radio Free ,<\sia's_()p"n Technology _Fu_~d 092 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all do~um~nts regard_ing Vi<:tnam Action _Network as.part of Radio Fr~e _ As_ia's Open T<:chnol.og_y F';' _~d. 7/30/14 093 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding the No Fi rewall Proj.ect. as part of Radio Free Asia 's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14 094 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Security-in-a-box (also known as Security in a Box, Security In-A-Box, and securityinabox.org) as part of Radio Free Asia's 7/30/14 Open _Teci!_n()l()SY Fun_
100 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding GSM Security Project (also known as gsmmap.org) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
101 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Tor Project (also known as torproject.org, The Onion Router, and Tor) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology 7/30/14 Fund 102 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Tor Browser Bundle (also known as TBB and torbrowser) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
103 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding JTor (also known as Orchid) as part of Radio Free Asia 's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 - 104 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all d~c~ments ;ega~ding Roger D l ngle~ine _ (~I~? known a~ arma) as part ofR~di~ 'Free Asi~-.; Open T;ch~ology Fund 7/30/14 105 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett .~ copy of all docume_nts regarding.Andrew Lewman as part of Radio Fr~e A_s!a's Open Techn~logy Fu~d 7/30/14_ 106 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Jacob Appelbaum (also known as Jake Appelbaum, and ioerror) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
107 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Benetech as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Techno_logy Fund. 7/30/14 108 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Martus (also known as Martus Server, Martus Client, Martus Search Engine, Mobile Marius) as part of Radio Free Asia's 7/30/14 Open Technoloizv Fund FY2014 FOIA LOG
Request Description Organization Number Received Requester I Responded (if provided by requester) I 109 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding OpenlTP (also known as Open Internet Tools Project, and openitp.org) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology 7/30/14 Fund 110 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Small World News (also known as smallworldnews.tv) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14
111 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a co_py of all documents reg_ardinj iSecpartners (also known as iSec Partners) as _pa_rt of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 112 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a cop_y of ail docum_ents regarding _T~m Ritter as part_of Radio Fre~. !'>~a~s Open Techn.
115 7 /21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy.of all do~_u_m.~nt~ ~e~arding_ V~_ racode.Ja.l~o known as Vera Code) as pa!! of Radio Free l\sia '.s Open Technology Fund 7/30/14 116 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding_Least Authority as part of Radio Free Asia's Open_Technology Fund 7/30/14 - 117 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Trevor Perrin as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 7/30/14 118 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a c~·py o~ all d~cu111ent~ reg~r~in~ ihe 5e~~re Globai Clo-;;-d a; p~rt of Radio F~ee Asia's Open Tech~()l()gy Fund 7/30/14 119 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding PistonCloud l.. a!so . known as Piston Cloud) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open _Tech~ology Fund 7/30/14 120 7 /21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Greenhost (also known as Green Host) as part of Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund 7/30/14 121 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding Transfix as part. of Radio Free Asi(s Open Technology Fund. . . - 7/30/14 122 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding the Tunisian hackerspace (mentioned in Open Technology Fund's 2013 annual report, page 5) as part of Radio Free 7/30/14 Asia_'s Open Technology Fund 123 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding the Secure Cloud node in Istanbul, Turkey (mentioned in Open Technology Fund's 2013 annual report, page 5) as part of 7/30/14 Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund. 124 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding the high capacity Tor exit-node in South East Asia (mentioned in Open Technology Fund's 2013 annual report, page 5) as 7/30/14 part of. Rad_io Free Asia's. Open Technology Fund 125 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett all documents regarding the eight information training sessions (mentioned in Open Technology Fund's 2013 annual report, page 5) as part of Radio Free 7/30/14 Asia's Op_en Tec~no.logy fu~.~: . -- 126 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all direct messages sent and recei~ed ~n O_pen Technol_ogy Fund's twitter account .(@OpenTech_FundJ. 7/30/14 127 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all archives of Open Technology Fund'.s !RC c_hann~l(s): 7/30/14 128 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all em.ail~ send and received at info@opentech!und.org. 7/30/14 129 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all guidelines and manuals by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests 9/29/14
130 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all guidelines and manuals by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for processing Privacy Act (PA) requests. 9/29/14 131 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all guidelines and manuals by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for processing Mandatory Declassification Review (MOR) requests 9/29/14
132 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding policies/guidelines for remuneration and expense reports for members of the Open Technology Fund's Advisory Council 7/30/14
133 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy all "sy_~tem of records notice(sl" by the Broadcast_ing Board of Governors as mandated _by the Privacy Act. 9/29/14 134 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding policies and guidelines by the Broadcasting Board of Governors regarding the use, handling, and storage of personal 9/29/14 information. 135 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding policies and guidelines by the Open Technology Fund regarding the use, handling, and storage of personal information 7/30/14 FY2014 FOIA LOG
Request Description Organization Number Received Requester Responded (if provided by requester)
136 7/21/14 Rachael Tackett a copy of all documents regarding policies and guidelines by the Open Technology Fund regarding the use, handling and storage of personal information by 7/30/14 grantees, ~.ontract~rs!_~nd subc.~n~~actprs. 137 7/30/14 Ann Noonan Committee for U.S. International copies of all information about the travel costs charged to or reimbursed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for BBG Governor Matthew Armstrong 9/22/14 Broadcasting from August 1, 2013 to the oresent date 138 7/30/14 Ann Noonan Committee for U.S. International copies of all information about the travel costs charged to or reimbursed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for BBG Governor Matthew Armstrong 11/13/14 Broadcasting from August 1, 2013 to the present date 139 8/20/14 Jerry McBride Standford University a digital file copy of the master database of broadcast recordings and printed materials of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 9/22/14 140 8/20/14 John Cotter American Bridge 21st Century copies of incoming-and-outgoing correspondence, correspondence including, mail, faxes, memorandum, and emails of official correspondence and 2/10/15 constituent-related correspondence, between the Chair of the Board of Directors, the IBB Chief of Staff, the IBB Deputy Director. the Director of 1Communications and External Affairs and the following public officials: Gov. Chris Christie (01/19/2010 - Present), Gov. Scott Walker (04/30/2002 - Present), Sen. Rand Paul (01/03/2011 - Present), Gov. Jeb Bush (Ol/OS/1999 - Present), Sen. Marco Rubio Ol/2S/2000 - Present), Ted Cruz (01/09/2003 - I Present), Gov. Mike .Pence (01/03/2001 - Present), Rep. Paul Ryan (01/03/2011 - Present), Gov. Rick Perry (01/19/1999 - Present), Gov. John Kasich I(01/03/1983 - Present), Gov. Bobby Jindal (Ol/03/200S - Present), Sen. Mark Kirk (01/03/2001 - Present). Sen. Kelly Ayotte (06/lS/2004- Present), Sen. Richard Burr (01/03/1995 - Present), Sen . Rob Portman (OS/04/1993 - Present), Sen. Pat Toomey (01/03/1999- Present), Sen. Ron Johnson (01/03/2011 - Presentl 141 8/29/14 Gary Thomas a copy of the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State regarding 9/29/14 ambassadorial and embassy authorities over Voice of American correspondents, along with all supporting documents and memoranda
142 9/17/14 William Marshall Judicial Watch copies of agency records and communications "regarding, concerning or related to" Majid Mohammadi and Senator Tom Coburn from September 11, 2/lS/lS 2013 to the present 143 9/22/14 Doug Boyton Ill Any written reports or other documents received from Federal Management Partners, Inc., as the provider of a study regarding an "Independent Review 6/4/15 1of Prohibited Personnel Practices," under BBG Contract Number BBGSOF140097, signed 3 July 2014; and the subsequent modification, signed on 12 August 2014. 2) The Statement of Work that provided the basis for awarding that contract, along with any supporting documentation, such as a "Justification for !Other Than Fair and Open Competition." (JOFOC). 3) E-mails to and from the following persons that reference these documents, or the prior process for seeking the "Independent Review": Jeffrey Shell, Matt Armstrong, Donna Grace, Paul Kollmer-Dorsey.
144 9/24/14 Joyce Battle The National Security Archives copies of all records including but not limited to briefing materials, cables, emails, letters, memoranda, and scripts from the International Broadcasting 7/20/lS I Bureau's Office of Policy, Director's Subject Files from 01 July 2003 through 31 December 2003 concerned in whole or in part with policy for Iraq. FY2015 FOIA LOG
Organization Responded Number Received RequestM Request Description (if provided by requester)
001 8-0ct-14 Charles Mierek proposal documents submitted by the awardee (Capital Energy), and any other submissions for the subject solicitation, and any documents which have 24-Nov-14 information regarding the selection and the selection process with a date range of January 1, 2013 to the current time
002 8-0ct-14 Paul Marszalek a copy of the report filed by Federal Management Partners, authored by Ken Holecko, and filed to the Board with regard to the examination of possible 19-Mar-15 prohibited personnel practices at the BBG related to the appointment of the Director of Global Strategy at the BBG
003 17-0ct-14 Scott H. Amey (Referred Project on Government Charge Card Management Plans from each executive agency as well as certain violation reports 23-Mar-15 from OMB) Oversight (POGO) 004 30-0ct-14 Kenitra Miles for a copy of the successful candidate's application, resume, interview questions, and all other related materials submitted under vacancy announcement 26-Mar-15 M/P-13-33, as well as the rating score and evaluation criteria 005 20-0ct-14 Jeff Stachewicz FOIA Group Inc the contract and task orders (with relevant SOW/PWS), modifications, and source selection documents associated with BBG50R140528 31-Jul-15
006 14-0ct-14 Gary Thomas the post-2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State regarding the 11-May-15 exempting of Voice of American correspondents from ambassadorial authority 007 21-Nov-14 Rachael Tackett Contracts, grant agreements, cooperative agreements, and memorandum of understanding between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free 30-Jun-15 Asia. Copies of subcontracts, subgrants, sub cooperative agreements, and sub memorandum of understanding for any contracts, grant agreements, cooperative agreements, and memorandum of understanding between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Asia. Meeting agendas, transcripts, summaries, attachments, briefing materials, documents, reports, records, budgets, audits, correspondence (sent or received), and audio/video recordings of the Internet Anti-Censorship Committee (also referred to as the IAC). In addition, any records and documents submitted to the Internet Anti- Censorship Committee. All emails and email attachments to, cc, bee, and from the BBG IAC Committee email address. Meeting agendas, transcripts, summaries, attachments, briefing materials, documents, reports, records, budgets, audits, correspondence (sent or received) and audio/video recordings of the Advisory Committee. In addition, any records and documents submitted to the BBG Advisory Committee. All emails and email attachments to, cc, bee, and from the BBG Advisory Committee email address. Meeting agendas, transcripts, summaries, attachments, briefing materials, documents, reports, records, budgets, audits, correspondence (sent or received), and audio/video recordings of the closed meetings of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Meeting agendas, transcripts, summaries, attachments, briefing materials, documents, reports, records, budgets, audits, correspondence (sent or received) and audio/video recordings of the quarterly Internet freedom funders meeting that is held between State's DRL, USAID, and BBG's IAC. In addition, any records and documents submitted to the quarterly Internet freedom funders meeting. Records, documents, reports, updates, budgets, memorandum, program evaluations for the IAC (Internet Anti-Censorship) funds. The program spend plan that Broadcasting Board of Governors is required to submit to the Committees on Appropriation as required by the FY2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Portfolio reviews of the Open Technology Fund. Records (including emails, correspondence, documents, reports, etc) about the Office of the Inspector General's concerns regarding the Broadcasting Board of Governors oversight of its grantees and the GPRA (Government Performance and Results Act) Modernization Act of 2010. Records, documents, memorandum of understanding, interagency agreements, etc about DARPA and DARPA's SAFER program. FY2015 FOIA LOG
Organization Responded Number Received Requester Request Description (if provided by requester)
008 21-Nov-14 Rachael Tackett lnteragency agreements between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and: USAID, Department of State, DARPA. Records, documents, contracts, grants, 30-Jun-15 cooperative agreements, memorandum of understanding, updates, purchase orders, notice/approvals for subcontracts, periodical and annual reports, and performance monitoring & evaluations for: Washington Software, Emergent Space Technologies, UltraReach, Psiphon, Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT), Oliver and Coady, Tor Solutions Group, Moria Research labs, Freedom2Connect Foundation, Records and documents about the Office of Cuba Broadcasting's Social Network Research. Records and documents about the Office of Cuba Broadcasting's "OCB email address/ cell phone number harvesting". Records regarding Michael P. Meehan's meeting with Mozilla's Chairperson (as mentioned in the OTF Monthly Report to the BBG for September 2013) The International Broadcasting Bureau's Manual of Operations and Administration The Broadcasting Administrative Manual (also referred to as BAM). The Broadcasting Board of Governors' system of records notices (SORNs) as required by the Privacy Act of 1974. All annual reports that the Office of Administration prepares for the OMB as required by the Privacy Act of 1974.
009 21-Nov-14 Rachael Tackett a copy of records regarding the Broadcasting Board of Governor's implementation of and compliance with" the following Public Laws: 98 -111 "Radio 28-Nov-14 Broadcasting to Cuba Act"; 102-484 "Cuba Democracy Act of 1992"; 107-148 "Radio Free Afghanistan Act"; 108-333 "North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004"; 108-347 "Belarus Democracy Act of 2004"; 109-293 "Iran Freedom and Support Act"; 109-480 "Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006"; 110-346 "North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008"; 111-202 "A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes."; 112-82 "Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011"; 112-158 "Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012"; 112-172 "Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012"; 113-96 "United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions"
010 26-Nov-14 Marquis Laude Integrated Security Solutions, the contract numbers, period of performance, contractor's name, and total contract award dollar value for the incumbent contractor currently performing 30-Dec-14 Inc. the services bein~ solicited under RFP BBGSO-R-15-0002 011 9-Dec-14 Michael Phillis Information related to PHO/MOO: BBGsoP140205, specifically: The original request for proposal and attachments or amendments; Any and all documents 7-Jul-15 relating to Glocoms bid; Contract award documents and documents relating to the decision of the award; Any and all past performance evaluations for Glocoms possibly referred to as audits or vendor past performance; Billing statements showing how much Glocoms was paid for their work; Modifications for all solicitations and contract awards; Any and all evaluations related to the contract(s) referred to above including but not limited to those related to their performance; Any and all resumes/statements claiming qualification submitted with or in association with a contract for either Glocoms as an organization or anyone working on behalf of the organization; Any and all certificate of competency checks associated with the firm; Any documents signed by the contracting officer or a member of Glocoms relating to certifying qualifications or disclosures relating to the contract; And documents or correspondents relating to the termination/suspension of the contract if relevant including but not limited to emails; Bid documents of losing bidders and a list of all losing bidders
012 9-Dec-14 Abebe Gellaw Addis Voice documents related to complaints about VOA Amharic Broadcast (by Henok Semaegezer Fente) on August 12, 2014 that reported on Azusa Pacific 4-Mar-lS University's decision to revoke an honor it had bestowed on Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn 013 19-Dec-14 Daniel Robinson information pertaining to the Voice of America Director David Ensor's presentation during the 2014 VOA Follies 26-Mar-15 014 18-Dec-14 Jason Weisbrot Snider & Associates, LLC a copy of BBG security videotape footage for an incident that occurred on the 5th floor of the Cohen Building on October 2, 2014 involving a client. 26-Mar-15
OlS 6-Jan-lS Ann Noonan Committee for U.S. information pertaining to the preparation, presentation, scheduling, and response to the Voice of America Director David Ensor's 2014 VOA Follies 26-Mar-15 International Broadcasting FY2015 FOIA LOG
Responded Organization Number Received Requester Request Description (if provided by requester)
016 lS-Jan-15 Joyce Battle The National Security Archive Public opinion polling and analysis of such polling from 1January1998 through 31 December 1998 regarding the effect of U.S. policies, including policy 5-Jun-15 toward Iraq, a regional U.S. military buildup, and a continuing stalemate regarding Arab-Israeli issues, on public opinion toward the U.S. in Arab and/or Muslim countries 017 16-Jan-lS Luke Rosiak Washington Examiner all emails sent from BBG email accounts to addresses ending in senate.gov or house.gov from January 1, 2013 to the date of the search 5-Jun-15 - ~ Privacy Act Request 019 25-Feb-15 Riley O'Neill copies of all records pertaining to Stefan Korbonski and his involvement in Radio Free Europe (RFE) 13-Mar-15 020 3-Mar-lS Patrick Howell O'Neil copies of all agency records relating to Tor, the Tor Project, and all federal funding regarding the Tor project, including and especially correspondence and 28-Aug-15 emails 021 3-Mar-lS Patrick Howell O'Neil copies of all emails involving [email protected] relating to Tor, the Tor Project, and all federal funding regarding the Tor Project 30-Mar-15
022 5-Mar-15 Rachel Tackett A copy of the solicitation for bids or federal business opportunity to which the National Latino Broadcasting responded and submitted a bid. All contract 29-Aug-15 bids, contracts (including addendum, appendices, and supplemental parts of the contracts), agreements, reports (quarterly, annual, and progress reports), audits, budgets, performance & evaluation records/statistics, and all other records in the contract files for: National Latino Broadcasting, SiriusXM Satellite Radio. All correspondence (emails, faxes, letters, etc) to or from: National Latino Broadcasting, SiriusXM Satellite Radio
023 4-Apr-lS John Greenwald a list of all world leaders, American politicians, and prominent figures that have obituaries written about them by the VOA/BBG but are still living and not 7-May-15 I yet deceased 024 13-Apr-15 James Kennedy For the time period of September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014, the percentage of Federal Government Management Officials at the grade of GS-14 28-Aug-15 or higher who have telework agreements in place for Broadcasting Board of Governors Entities. For the time period of September 1; 2013 through December 31, 2014, the percentage of Federal Government Management Officials at the grade of GS-14 and higher who actually performed duties via telework for Broadcasting Board of Governors Entities. For the time period of September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014, a listing of the names, titles, organization, and the number of hours of Federal Government Management Officials at the grade of GS-14 and higher who actually performed any of their duties for Broadcasting Board of Governors Entities via telework. The racial and gender demographic percentage breakdown of all Federal Government Management Officials for the Broadcasting Board of Governors at the GS-lS level and above (i.e., male vs. female, Caucasian vs. Latino vs. Asian vs. African American). Total number of African Americans Federal Government Management Officials for the Broadcasting Board of Governors at the GS-15 level and above broken down by gender (male vs. female). For a job announcement open period that occurred at any time between October 1, 2013 and April, 1, 201S, what were the total number of BBG job announcements where the full performance level was GS-lS and above. For any job announcement identified under request 6 above, what was the racial and gender demographic percentage breakdown of the total candidate pool for each position (i.e., male vs. female, Caucasian vs. Latino vs. Asian vs. African American). For any job announcement identified under request 6 above, what was the racial and gender demographic percentage breakdown of those candidates who made the certification list candidate pool for each position (i.e., male vs. female, Caucasian vs. Latino vs. Asian vs. African American). For any job announcement identified under request 6 above, what was the racial and gender demographic percentage breakdown of the candidate selected for each position (i.e., male vs. female, Caucasian vs. Latino vs. Asian vs. African American).
02S 9-Mar-lS Steven Sale (Referred from Sale & Quinn, P.C. Documents relating to OIG Hotline No. H2014-0917 and records regarding specific individuals and organizations. 28-May-15 Department Of State) FY2015 FOIA LOG
Responded Organization Number Received Requester Request Description (if provided by requester)
026 24-Apr-lS Siraj Ahmed information concerning the qualifications and salaries of employees of VOA's Urdu and Pashtu services, as well as the annual operating budgets for those 8-Jul-lS services 027 22-Apr-lS Joan Mower a copy of the report filed by Federal Management Partners, authored by Ken Holecko, and filed to the Board with regard t o the examination of possible 29-May-lS prohibited personnel practices at the BBG related to the appointment of the Director of Global Strategy at the BBG - ~ Privacy Act Request 029 11-May-lS Yasha Levine Pando Daily all email correspondence within the BBG that includes the term "Yasha Levine" between the dates of January 1, 2014 and May 1, 201S 27-Jul-lS
030 17-May-lS Yasha Levine Pando Daily copies of the agency's FOIA logs 16-Jul-lS 031 18-May-lS John Greenwald copies of the agency's internal guidance regarding drafting obituaries for individuals prior to their death S-Jun-lS 032 19-May-lS John Greenwald copies of the agency's draft obituaries for George W. Bush, Steven Spielberg, Chuck Yeager, and Queen Elizabeth 29-May-lS 033 19-May-lS Abraham Payton American Bridge 21st Century copies of email correspondence between the agency and seven email addresses associated with John Ellis (Jeb) Bush from 2007 to the present 10-Sep-lS
034 19-May-lS Rocy Carter STAcontracting, Inc information regarding the incumbent contractor for a contract currently being solicited (BBGSO-R-1S-OS121S) 11-Sep-lS 03S 27-May-lS Yasha Levine all email correspondence (including documents and attachments that are part of the correspondence) between BBG and the following lS-Dec-lS representatives/employees of the Tor Project: ROGER DINGLEDINE; JACOB APPELBAUM, NICK MATHEWSON, ANDREW LEWMAN, KARSTEN LOESING, ANDREA SHEPARD TOM LOWENTHAL and MIKE PERRY from 11/1/2004 to 6/5/201S. 036 26-May-lS Shawn Musgrave (Referred A copy of the final report for investigation C20140S4 and all communications with Windstar Technologies regarding the investigation. 11-Sep-lS from Department of State)
037 12-Jun-lS Scott Parker Republican National all records, e-mails, and data of any nature, in any format, that were sent to, received from, or interacted with in any capacity, for any of the following lS-Sep-lS Committee domain names: clintonemail.com, chelsaoffice.com, presidentclinton.com, mail.president.clinton.com, printer, president.clinton.com, or wjcoffice.com for the time oeriod of Januarv 1, 2009 to the oresent. 038 29-Jun-lS Ann Noonan Committee for U.S. All memos, emails, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Paul Kollmer Dorsey which contain any information related to RFE/RL, 11-Sep-lS International Broadcasting RFA, or MBN corporate information. All memos, emails, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Paul Kollmer Dorsey which have any RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information attached or enclosed. All memos, emails, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Joan Mower which contain any information related to RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information. All memos, emails, t exts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Joan Mower which have RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information attached or enclosed. All memos, emails, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Robert Boles which contain any RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information. All memos, emails, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Robert Boles which have any RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information attached or enclosed. All memos, emaiJs, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Jeff Trimble which contain any information related to RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information. All memos, emails, texts or other written correspondence from Matt Armstrong to Jeff Trimble which have any RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information attached or enclosed ...Any records or notes of conversations between Matt Armstrong and Paul Kollmer Dorsey, Joan Mower, Robert Boles and or Jeff Trimble related to RFE/RL, RFA, or MBN corporate information
039 7-Jul-lS YawAyim Veteran Systems Contract # BBGC6814G002 S-Oct-lS Information on how to become a BBG member, as well as information on licensing and equipment information to support broadcasting operations. 23-Jul-lS 040 16-Jul-lS Scott Kirkland FY2015 FOIA LOG
Responded Organization Number Received Requester Request Description (if provided by requester)
Any and all contracts that BBG has awarded pursuant to RFQ BBGS0-0-15-0040 (the 'Contracts"), including any Modifications to such Contracts; The 6-Jan-16 Notice of Award letters issued to the awardee(s) of such Contracts; All adverse Notice of Award or disqualification letters issued to each unsuccessful quoting firm under the RFQ. notifying such firm that they would not be awarded a contract; All Task Orders, including any modifications to such Task Orders (the "Task Orders"), issued under each such Contract; Any written communications suspending work under any of such Contracts and/or Task Orders, in view of the agency bid protest filed by NETCOM on July 13, 2015, or otherwise; and if no such suspension(s) of work have been issued, all written determinations and findings or other justifications, and approvals thereof, issued justifying continuing work under such Contracts and/or Task Orders notwithstanding the filing of NETCOM's agency bid protest. 041 20-Jul-15 Tom Partha 042 27-Jul-15 Karl Rahder Records related to your inquiry to the interim CEO and Director regarding a job application. 5-Aug-15 Treasury Qepartment 043 3-Aug-15 Consultation 044 4-Aug-15 OIG Referral (VOS) I Iinformation regarding two complaints made to the State Department OIG in 2012. 17-Dec-15 045 21-Aug-15 Privacy Act Request A copy of all correspondence between the BBG and the Anti-Defamation League (AOL). the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), The Israel 7-Jan-16 Project (TIP), the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA), Accuracy in Media, Myths and Facts, and Middle East Media Watch (dba Honest Reporting) concerning content broadcast by the Voice of America and other media outlets. 046 21-Sep-15 Grant Smith IRmep A copy of the awarded contract and all modification documents for the agency's contract awarded pursuant to solicitation BBG50-R-15-0709. 28-Dec-15 047 23-Sep-15 Christopher Brennan Westlaw Copies of records concerning "government-sponsored, non-military international broadcasting, including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio 15-0ct-15 Liberty, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Networks & the International Broadcasting Bureau." 048 25-Sep-15 Randolph Murphy -All BBG and VOA contracts and grants, from 2004 through the present date, to Channel 5, which is in Ukraine. In addition to the contract or grant award 7-Mar-16 documents, all Statements of Work, contract line items, task orders, contract amendments or modifications, all records concerning "justification and approval for other then sole source," and all audits. Also, copies of all correspondence with the vendor.- All BBG and VOA contracts grants, from 2004 through the present date, to Inform Express, which is also in Ukraine. In addition to the contract or grant award documents, all Statements of Work, contract line items, task orders, contract amendments or modifications, all records concerning justification and approval for other then sole source," and all audits. Also, copies of all correspondence with the vendor. -All records associated with Contract Award BBG-IBB-PRG-15-7, including all contract awards, amendments, correspondence, task orders or other items. We are interpreting "correspondence• to mean "correspondence with the vendor" consistent with the two previous items. 049 25-Sep-15 Aaron Roston Buzzfeed