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October FOIA Log Received between 10/01/2013 and 10/31/2013 Requester Received Request ID Request Description Name Date 2013-HQFO-00590 Ravnitzky, a copy of each written response or letter from the Department of 10/17/2013 Michael Homeland Security to a Congressional Committee (not a congressional office) (or Committee Chair) in calendar years 2012 and 2013 to date. By this, you mean one-time type responses to Committee inquiries, excluding from the scope of this request regular periodic reports and constituent responses to a congressional office 2013-HQFO-00692 Santos, Rose a copy of the following documents identified to 10/23/2013 HSHQDC07J00008: 1) Contract and BPA documents associated with BPA Contract #HSHQDC07J00008 held by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (including Task Orders/Calls). 2) BPA Solicitation for this Contracts and/or original BPA call 2013-HQFO-00788 Meehan, David a copy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 10/23/2013 (“USDHS”) wireless network safety and/or encryption policy 2013-HQFO-00842 Carr, Matthew documents, memos and cables related in part or in whole to the 10/28/2013 journalistic activities and affiliations of the Yemeni journalist, Abdulelah Haider Shaye, from January 1, 2009 to July 24, 2013. You also seek documents, memos and cables related in whole to the United States involvement with the aforesaid imprisonment, from January 1, 2009 to July 24, 2013 2013-HQFO-00871 Smith, a copy of the base contract, Statement of Work and any 10/23/2013 Amanda Modifications to HSHQDC-11-J-00490/P00001 awarded to Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. on September 27, 2011 2013-HQFO-00912 Henry, any and all documents falling under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(2). To 10/23/2013 Matthew narrow the field to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6). Only to substantiate this field on (active) personnel at the E-5 pay grade or above 2013-HQFO-00928 Halter, Linda all personnel/employment records, and any medical information, 10/23/2013 including, but not limited to, verification of wages, lost work time, physicals undergone while employed or prior to employment, which is contained therein pertaining to the employment, potential employment, or any application/interview for employment pertaining to (b)(6) 2013-HQFO-00929(b)(6) all records pertaining to yourself, within the past five years 10/23/2013 2013-HQFO-00937 Mazur, Teizy for answers to the following questions: "Is the law equal for 10/30/2013 everybody? Is everybody treated in the same way like Constitution and Law guarantees? Is that all serious or is that just a kind of fairy-tale for ordinary people?" Also, "Is this a lifetime ban or temporary one" 2013-HQFO-00939(b)(6) a copy/copies of any materials that any government agency may 10/30/2013 have collected on you during the years 1976 - 2011 2013-HQFO-00953 MacFarlane, copies of all “PREMIUM CLASS TRAVEL” reports filed by the 10/24/2013 Scott agency in FY 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 2013-HQFO-00967(b)(6) any documents in regards to your involvement in a federal case 10/30/2013 involving your ex-boyfriend (b)(6) You would like any correspondence with your name on it in regards to any investigations 2013-HQFO-00970(b)(6) any and all information, records, documentation, media, and/or 10/30/2013 material of, about, and including the person and/or word sequence: "(b)(6) "(b)(6) "(b)(6) (b)(6) ," in all forms of domain whether classified, private, confidential, published, unpublished and/or publicly available are requested 2013-HQFO-00980 Seaman, access to and copies of any contracts the Department of 10/18/2013 Jessica Homeland Security has with Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock as of Jan. 1, 2001. This includes the number of contracts awarded to the company, the date the contract(s) was awarded, the amount of the contract(s), the number of years the contract(s) is for, and what the work is for. You also seek access to and copies of the contract(s) between the Department of Homeland Security and Acxiom Corp, or any company partnering with Acxiom Corp 2013-HQFO-00987 Lacy, Thomas copy of all documents and/or communications from (b)(6) 10/17/2013 (b)(6) from between January 1, 2012 until the present regarding the sale, or potential sale, of hardware, software or any IT services to DHS from both with SeeGee Technologies, Inc. and as an employee with Channel Systems, Inc 2014-HQFO-00001(b)(6) the following information: 1) Any file relating to you, (b)(6) 10/17/2013 (b)(6) 2) Any file in the TEC or TEC II database relating to you, (b)(6) 3) Search the ADVISE program for records pertaining to you, (b)(6) and 4) Any file relating to suspected criminal activity of you, (b)(6) 2014-HQFO-00002(b)(6) the following information: 1) Any file relating to you, (b)(6) 10/17/2013 (b)(6) 2) Any file in the TEC or TEC II database relating to you, (b)(6) 3) Search the ADVISE program for records pertaining to you, (b)(6) (b)(6) ; and 4) Any file relating to suspected criminal activity of you, (b)(6) 2014-HQFO-00003(b)(6) certified copy of Homeland Security arrest records of (b)(6) 10/17/2013 (b)(6) identity (i.e. height, weight, race, date of birth, eye color, gender, photograph, fingerprints, and etc.) 2014-HQFO-00004 Slotkin, Robert 1) Any/all correspondence between Department of Homeland 10/17/2013 Security and the Florida Department of Corrections, and/or Warden (b)(6) in July - August 2013; 2) Any/all investigative material on (b)(6) mentioning (b)(6) in 2013 arising from suspicion of ID theft of Social Security Numbers; and 3) Any/all investigative material in 2013 on (b)(6) arising from suspicion of ID theft of Social Security numbers 2014-HQFO-00005 Smathers, all reports of significant FOIA activity received from all DHS 10/17/2013 Jason component FOIA offices by the DHS Privacy Office in November of 2010 to present 2014-HQFO-00006 Musgrave, DHS Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, Social Media 10/17/2013 Shawn Risk Assessment Report, May 15, 2012 2014-HQFO-00007 Morisy, a copy of any and all files, memos, or instructions sent to or 10/17/2013 Michael generated by this agency's FOIA office in regards to processing requests, assigning fee categories of, or otherwise mentioning or related to requests filed by the website MuckRock.com 2014-HQFO-00008 Musgrave, any guidance, memo, protocol, directive or other document (or 10/17/2013 Shawn segment of another document) written by or for the Chief FOIA/Privacy Officer that provides departmental application of FOIA exemption 5 from 1990 to the day this request is processed 2014-HQFO-00009 Sampson, documents related to the operations of federal websites during 10/17/2013 Zack the government shutdown. Specifically: (1) Memos and shutdown plans addressing the operation of this agency's websites during a government shutdown; (2) Any cost-benefit analyses related to the operation of this agency's website during a government shutdown; (3) Any security analyses related to the operation of this agency's website during a government shutdown; (4) Annual budget documents showing the costs of operating this agency's website 2014-HQFO-00010 Musgrave, the DHS Privacy Office's inventory of operational uses of social 10/17/2013 Shawn media across components. This inventory is referenced in the DHS OIG September 2013 report, "DHS Uses Social Media to Enhance Information Sharing and Mission Operations, but Additional Oversight and Guidance are Needed" 2014-HQFO-00011 Musgrave, all social media templates submitted to the DHS Privacy Office by 10/17/2013 Shawn DHS components, as referenced by DHS OIG in its September 2013 report, "DHS Uses Social Media to Enhance Information Sharing and Mission Operations, but Additional Oversight and Guidance are Needed". 2014-HQFO-00012 Musgrave, DHS Directive 110-01, Privacy Policy for Operational Use of 10/17/2013 Shawn Social Media, June 8, 2012 and Instruction 110-01-001, Privacy Policy for Operational Use of Social Media 2014-HQFO-00013 Musgrave, all OPA privacy impact assessments completed since January 10/17/2013 Shawn 2010, including but not limited to: "Use of Social Networking Interations and Applications Communication/Outreach/Public Dialogue," 2010 and "Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach, " March 2011 2014-HQFO-00014 Musgrave, a copy of the DHS 4300A Sensitive Systems Handbook, including 10/17/2013 Shawn all attachments 2014-HQFO-00015 Musgrave, Privacy Impact Assessments and Privacy Compliance Reviews 10/17/2013 Shawn conducted by the DHS Privacy Office following Directive 110-01 2014-HQFO-00016 Musgrave, (1) Secure Internet Gateway Process V1.0, OIT DDC, December 10/17/2013 Shawn 4, 2012; (2) A database of all Secure Internet Gateway requests submitted to all component Security Operations Centers from January 2012 to the day this request is processed. If a summary database does not exist, provide copies of all requests; (3) All waiver/exceptions for social media use processed by the Department to date, as referenced in the September 2013 OIG report, "DHS Uses Social Media to Enhance Information Sharing and Mission Operations, but Additional Oversight and Guidance are Needed" 2014-HQFO-00018 Ravnitzky, a copy of each written response or letter from the Department of 10/17/2013 Michael Homeland Security to any of the following Members of Congress in calendar years 2011, 2012 and 2013 to date: Rep. Michael McCaul, Rep. Candice Miller, Rep. Peter King, Rep. Patrick Meehan, Rep. Susan Brooks, Rep. Jeffrey Duncan, and Rep.
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