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NASA AGENCY FOIA LOG 2014.Xlsx This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 Report Date:01/27/2015 Time:3:35:17 PM FOIA LOG FOR FY 14 Closed between 10/01/2013 and 09/30/2014 Closed Date Received Date Request Description Request ID Request Status Requester Name Exemption Cited 8/19/2014 3/14/2013 Planetary Ventures/Google Campus 13‐ARC‐F‐00441 Closed Donato-Weinstein, Nathan (b)(4);(b)(7)(F) Project 10/21/2013 8/8/2013 NNA09DC79C Research and Technology 13‐ARC‐F‐00883 Closed Savage, Frankie (b)(4);(b)(5) Development Services 11/7/2013 9/4/2013 NNA13AB88C 13‐ARC‐F‐00942 Closed Santos, Rose (b)(4) 10/21/2013 9/6/2013 Document ID: 19780065871 13‐ARC‐F‐00955 Closed Greenewald, John D(7) 10/21/2013 9/12/2013 License agreement between NASA and 13‐ARC‐F‐00956 Closed Barbera, Jeremy (b)(4) Nanobeak 10/24/2013 10/24/2013 documents that reflect all ASME-certified 13‐ARC‐F‐00966 Closed McBride, Wylie D(8) 'stamps' possessed by the contractor for work on project 1/27/2014 9/12/2013 ASME-certified Stamps 13‐ARC‐F‐01010 Closed Renner, Mark D(4) 11/4/2013 9/3/2013 NNC05CB17C - contract modifications, 13‐GRC‐F‐00931 Closed Santos, Rose D(4) all attachments to the contract, bidder's list source selection statement etc 1/27/2014 6/21/2013 NNG11AZ03C 13‐GSFC‐F‐00714 Closed Gerrish, Matthew - 11/21/2013 8/5/2013 Information pertaining to Contract 13‐GSFC‐F‐00842 Closed Verbin, Cinda (b)(4) NNG10WA14C. 10/17/2013 8/12/2013 Information pertaining to Contract 13‐GSFC‐F‐00856 Closed Wright, Charles (b)(4) NNG09WA22Z. 10/23/2013 8/21/2013 NNH06CD32D & GS10F0083L 13‐GSFC‐F‐00898 Closed Ravnitzky, Michael (b)(2);(b)(6) 12/13/2013 8/23/2013 NASA CONTRACT NNH13CH31C 13‐GSFC‐F‐00905 Closed Londrigan, Thomas (b)(4) 11/21/2013 8/27/2013 Information pertaining to NNH13CJ09B. 13‐GSFC‐F‐00919 Closed Gray, Danielle (b)(3):10 U.S.C. § 2305(g) 3/11/2014 8/29/2013 NASA CONTRACT NNG07DA35B 13‐GSFC‐F‐00921 Closed Cossel, Brandon D(3) 11/7/2013 9/3/2013 Information pertaining to Contract 13‐GSFC‐F‐00923 Closed Santos, Rose (b)(4) NNG10AZ45D. 1/27/2014 9/3/2013 Information pertaining to NNG10AZ20C. 13‐GSFC‐F‐00924 Closed Whittaker, Shawn - 11/25/2013 9/25/2013 CONTRACT NNH13PX01Z 13‐GSFC‐F‐00996 Closed HAGUES, YVONNE (b)(3):10 U.S.C. § 2305(g) 11/26/2013 9/26/2013 NASA WALLOPS ISLAND 13‐GSFC‐F‐01002 Closed Sanders, James - 11/25/2013 9/27/2013 Contract NNH13PX01Z 13‐GSFC‐F‐01009 Closed Davis, Elizabeth - 10/30/2013 9/10/2013 anything pertaining to 1. "NAFOD" 2. 13‐HQ‐F‐00952 Closed Gordon, Scott D(5) "N.A.F.O.D." 3. "No Apparent Fear of Death" 4 "No Fear of Death" 10/22/2013 9/20/2013 SALARY 13‐HQ‐F‐00972 Closed Hilton, Marvin - 10/23/2013 9/23/2013 New Entrant Launch Vehicle Certification 13‐HQ‐F‐00988 Closed Kitts, Krieg - (Oct 12, 2011). 11/19/2013 9/24/2013 Sequestration 2013 and it impact on 13‐HQ‐F‐00990 Closed Schieder, Jessica - 2014 10/23/2013 9/25/2013 NASA Record Keeping Schedule 13‐HQ‐F‐00999 Closed Ward-Hunt, Robert - 10/22/2013 9/23/2013 FOIA FORMAT 13‐HQ‐F‐01005 Closed Geller, Brian D(1) 11/7/2013 6/11/2013 NNJ10GA35C, Cargo Mission Contract 13‐JSC‐F‐00690 Closed Burch, Richard (b)(4) and all modifications. 12/10/2013 7/2/2013 Demographics on applicants and 13‐JSC‐F‐00735 Closed Kovacs, Gregory (b)(6) selectees for last astronaut selection 10/25/2013 7/8/2013 Documents associated with 13‐JSC‐F‐00747 Closed Hoyer, Matthew (b)(4) NNJ09TA40C, Constellation Space Suit 11/18/2013 8/5/2013 ISS operational logs and solar array 13‐JSC‐F‐00837 Closed Seth, Sandeep (b)(3):22 U.S.C. § 2751 wings 10/22/2013 8/9/2013 Discrepany Reports and Task 13‐JSC‐F‐00852 Closed Murphy, Del D(4) Performance Sheets. 10/22/2013 8/16/2013 zero gravity experiments on Astronauts 13‐JSC‐F‐00874 Closed Wahi, Rakesh D(4) 11/21/2013 8/23/2013 results of the failure investigation of the 13‐JSC‐F‐00903 Closed Skambis, Christopher (b)(3):22 U.S.C. § 2751 Water Processing Assembly's Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU) 10/23/2013 9/9/2013 interview ranking packages 13‐JSC‐F‐00949 Closed Tomlinson, Richard (b)(5);(b)(6) 10/24/2013 9/12/2013 master video tape library and STS 51-L 13‐JSC‐F‐00950 Closed Lucht, Dustin D(3) records 10/29/2013 9/16/2013 Apollo 8 day voice transcription page for 13‐JSC‐F‐00960 Closed Coffeen, Bobby D(4) day 2 10/17/2013 9/16/2013 NNJ08HA01C source selection and 13‐JSC‐F‐00961 Closed Trobaugh, Glen (b)(5) performance ratings 10/29/2013 9/17/2013 source selection 13‐JSC‐F‐00963 Closed Santos, Rose (b)(4);(b)(5) 10/22/2013 9/18/2013 All baseline and revisions of document 13‐JSC‐F‐00967 Closed Murphy, Del - JSC-64684. 12/9/2013 12/9/2013 Documents related to SAIC contract 13‐JSC‐F‐00968 Closed Santos, Rose D(2);D(4) Human Health and Performance (HPPC). 10/25/2013 7/26/2013 Government Estimate for Solicitation No. 13‐KSC‐F‐00819 Closed Haughn, Rusty (b)(4) NNK12435021R, PCN 96968.3 Revitalize KSC Water and Wastewater Systems 10/25/2013 7/26/2013 Official Bid Tabulation/Abstract for 13‐KSC‐F‐00820 Closed Haughn, Rusty (b)(4) Solicitation No. NNK12435021R Project No. PCN 96968.e Revitalize KSC Water and Wastewater Systems Phase 12/5/2013 8/21/2013 Contract Number NNK12CA59C 13‐KSC‐F‐00888 Closed Komljenovic, Ivana (b)(4);(b)(6) 1/14/2014 8/21/2013 Copy of KSC Contract No. NNK08OD14C 13‐KSC‐F‐00891 Closed Botzenmayer, Lisa D(3) (current grounds maintenance contract with S C Jones) 11/14/2013 9/5/2013 Contract Number 13‐KSC‐F‐00932 Closed Raymond, Daniel D(1) NNK08OH01C/Information Management 10/18/2013 9/13/2013 Copy of the current natural gas supply 13‐KSC‐F‐00954 Closed Cross, Becky D(4) contract at KSC 10/28/2013 9/27/2013 Requesting information about City of 13‐KSC‐F‐01006 Closed Courville, Martine D(6) Sudbury 10/22/2013 9/16/2013 Contract 13‐LaRC‐F‐00957 Closed Lanigan, Paul (b)(4) 10/24/2013 9/20/2013 Contract NNM10AA03C - a) Original RFP 13‐MSFC‐F‐00971 Closed Baker, Doug (b)(4) and all attachments; b) Source Selection Documents for each company that proposed; c) Contract information including modifications; d) Award Fee lt f th lif f th t t 11/14/2013 9/25/2013 Santa Susana Field Laboratory 13‐MSFC‐F‐00992 Closed Maseng, Jonathan (b)(4) 11/18/2013 8/22/2013 contract number NNX12AA03Z. 13‐NSSC‐F‐00913 Closed Moeller, Charles (b)(4) 10/25/2013 9/27/2013 False Claims Act 13‐NSSC‐F‐01007 Closed Georgokis, Michael D(8) 2/28/2014 2/27/2014 NASA correspondence 14‐AFRC‐F‐00356 Closed Luther, Ryan D(8) 5/30/2014 4/17/2014 NND10AH15C 14‐AFRC‐F‐00465 Closed Gault, Harold (b)(4);(b)(6) 4/24/2014 4/21/2014 contract NND04AB26C 14‐AFRC‐F‐00477 Closed Freeman, Mirland (b)(4) 7/25/2014 6/13/2014 Contract NND10AH15C 14‐AFRC‐F‐00628 Closed Semander, Vicki (b)(4);(b)(6) 8/6/2014 7/9/2014 contract NND10AH15C 14‐AFRC‐F‐00678 Closed Favret, David (b)(4);(b)(6) 12/2/2013 9/25/2013 Please see request 14‐ARC‐F‐00045 Closed Spry, Kevin D(6) 12/17/2013 10/28/2013 Payroll Records of the joint venture of C. 14‐ARC‐F‐00055 Closed Sakata, M.H. 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