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Number Received Requester Organization Request Description Responded (if provided by requester) 001 19-Oct-15 Allan Blutstein all emails sent and received by former CEO Andrew “Andy” Lack that refer to ’s use of a private email server during dates March 2, 2015 to 10-Nov-15 March 4, 2015 002 20-Oct-15 Allen Walker information regarding the winner of the mowing contract bid and bid amount relating to the International Broadcasting Bureau Edward R. Murrow 12-Nov-15 Transmitting Station located at 3919 VOA Site B Road, Grimesland, NC, 27837-8977 003 21-Dec-15 Paul Kiyonaga multiple categories of information concerning the agency’s Persian News Network (PNN) 26-Apr-16 004 3-Nov-15 ohn Cotter (American BridgeAmerican Bridge 21st Century incoming and outgoing correspondence, including email, from January 3, 2011 to present between BBG employees in the Office of Policy, Office of 14-Jan-16 Communication and External Affairs, and Board of Governors and a list of members of the Office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio

005 9-Dec-15 Collin Anderson copies of material which cites or identifies an identified set of cyber or electronic attacks conducted against the and Radio Free 28-Apr-16 Europe/Radio Liberty in February 2011, or other documents and correspondence which cites or identifies those attacks, from a period of time between February 1, 2011 and February 1, 2013. This request also includes documents or materials that are attached or enclosed to responsive records, as well as correspondence and documents where cyber or electronic attacks by Iranian entities or against Iranian services during February 2011 are discussed

006 9-Dec-15 Collin Anderson copies of material which “describes, cites, identifies, depicts, documents, or is particular to” cyber or electronic attacks conducted against the Voice of 28-Apr-16 America’s Persian Service, , and any other Iran-focused programs with the BBG, or attacks otherwise attributed to Iranian actors” from between January 1, 2009 to the present. This request also includes documents or materials that are attached or enclosed to responsive records, as well as correspondence and documents where cyber or electronic attacks by Iranian entities or against Iranian services are discussed

007 14-Dec-15 William Snow Star-Hawk information regarding copies of all task orders and contracts awarded since July 1, 2015 to NLT Corporation, D/B/A NETCOM Group, for staffing at Voice of 29-Apr-16 America 008 21-Dec-15 Herischi & Associates information associated with the Agency’s Persian News Network (PNN) 2-May-16 009 23-Dec-15 William Snow Star-Hawk information regarding copies of all documents, including notes and emails, related to an opportunity that was placed for bid on September 29, 2015 for 2-May-16 staffing services for the Latin American Division, which was cancelled prior to award on September 30, 2015

010 30-Dec-15 Leonid Kishinevsky records pertaining to or concerning Star-Hawk Solutions LLC 6-Apr-16 011 8-Jan-16 William Snow Star-Hawk copies of all documents, including notes and emails, relating to the execution of the settlement between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and 29-Apr-16 NETCOM Group signed August 25, 2015 012 8-Jan-16 William Snow Star-Hawk copies of all POV contracts issued by the BBG for Language Services beginning on August 1, 2015 through and including December 31, 2015 18-Jul-16

013 1-Feb-16 Damien Paletta Wall Street Journal correspondence between the Broadcasting Board of Governors and certain entities regarding the Open Technology Fund and

014 1-Feb-16 Cori Cohen Law Offices of Gary Gilbert complete copies of all documents and communications, including emails, draft documents, and notes, between January 2011 and June 2012, that related 20-Jun-16 to L88, LLC’s (“L88”) negotiation and purchase of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (“RFE/RL”) Prague Headquarters in June 2012

015 3-Feb-16 Sam Jones DSCC any direct correspondence between BBG and U.S. Representative David Jolly or the staff of U.S. Representative David Jolly between March 2014 – present 2-May-16 related to “Level (3) Communications LLC” 016 3-Feb-16 Scott Parker RNC any and all correspondence, e-mails, and memoranda sent by or on behalf of the Designated Agency Ethics Official, Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, or the Assistant 25-Apr-16 Designated Agency Ethics Official, Patricia Hargrave during March 2, 2015 to March 9, 2015 that include any of the following terms: Hillary Clinton; Clinton; Secretary of State; Homebrew: Personal Email; Server: Federal Records Act; HDR22, and; [email protected] FY2016 FOIA LOG

Number Received Requester Organization Request Description Responded (if provided by requester) 017 4-Feb-16 Grant Smith Irmep a copy of the video broadcast between Rula Jebreal and Emanuel Navon, or substitutes set up by Hooman Bakhtiar, in late October of 2016 through 4-Mar-16 December 31, 2016 018 8-Feb-16 Barry H. Bogrow a list of Government purchase cardholders throughout BBG, including first and last name, phone number, e-mail and mailing address, and activity name 13-Jun-16

019 16-Feb-16 John Greenwald Jr. a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of all news stories printed from our archive with the keyword “UFO” searchable electronically and provided in 9-May-16 electronic format 020 17-Feb-16 John Greenwald Jr. a list of all prepared draft obituaries for people who are still alive 3-May-16 021 24-Feb-16 Michael Ravnitzky BBG memos during the time period of January 1, 2014 to the present concerning the restrictive media laws in Nigeria and their impact on BBG-sponsored 3-Mar-16 programming 022 24-Feb-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the BBG proposal for a new Spanish language broadcast entity to replace the current Office of Cuba Broadcasting 3-May-16 023 25-Feb-16 Matthew Russell Lee any and all records in the possession or control of BBG or its affiliates including but not limited to Voice of America or Al Hurra concerning Matthew Lee or 13-May-16 Inner City Press, from July 1, 2012 to the date of the Agency’s response 024 26-Feb-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the IBB and BBG letter correspondence with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), during the time period of January 1, 2014 4-May-16 to present, regarding mechanisms and criteria for potential transfer of retrospective or historical IBB and BBG broadcast products to NARA in light of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act and related statutory authority 025 26-Feb-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the IBB and BBG letter correspondence with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), during the time period of January 1, 2014 to present, regarding mechanisms and criteria for potential transfer of retrospective or historical IBB and BBG broadcast products to NARA in light of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act and related statutory authority 026 26-Feb-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the journalism guidelines (guidelines for journalists) used by journalists producing material for BBG sponsored programs 5-May-16

027 29-Feb-16 Michael Ravnitzky highlights of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Senior Staff meetings during 2013, 2014, and 2015 9-May-16 028 2-Mar-16 John Cotter American Bridge 21st Century copies of FOIA requests received by BBG that contain the word “Trump” and the responsive records provided for the requests between June 1, 2015 4-Mar-16 through March 2, 2016 029 7-Mar-16 John Greenwald Jr. a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of all recent internal memos and reports on the extent and impact of satellite jamming on BBG signals, such as in Iran and other areas, from January 1, 2015 to present 030 7-Mar-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the IBB policies and implementation plans developed relating to domestic distribution of BBG content, following the passage of the Smith-Mundt 5-May-16 Modernization Act 031 7-Mar-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the ethics guidelines by journalists producing material for BBG-sponsored programs 5-May-16 032 10-Mar-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the any documents in the Board of Operations Office or the IBB Office of Strategy and Development that have the following phrase in their title: 5-May-16 “Nigerian Government Ban” 033 3-Mar-16 Stevi Gregorios report of total journalists arrested in 2015 for protesting and the number of journalists sentenced to prison for protesting 13-Jun-16 034 14-Mar-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of each FOIA Administrative Appeal final response letter produced by BBG since November 1, 2015. Additionally, you specifically requested only 21-Apr-16 the “letter correspondence” and no “underlying documents” 035 14-Mar-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the BBG FOIA Case Log covering Calendar Years 2011 through 2015 6-May-16 036 14-Mar-16 Michael Ravnitzky a copy of the administrative processing/handling/tracking file/folder associated with the five (5) oldest pending FOIA requests at the BBG. On April 2, 2016, 14-Jun-16 you responded to our request to clarify your request by stating you were seeking paperwork such as memos, notes, emails, and correspondence associated with each of the five oldest FOIA requests pending at the Agency 037 25-Mar-16 Jay Cohen a releasable list of the Agency’s Government Purchase Card holders 9-May-16 038 15-Apr-16 Keith Judd all information pertaining to the following names: Keith Russell Judd, Keith R. Judd, and Keith Judd 2-Jun-16 039 5-May-16 Privacy Act Request Privacy Act Request 17-Jun-16 FY2016 FOIA LOG

Number Received Requester Organization Request Description Responded (if provided by requester) 040 9-May-16 Ralph Smith FedSmith a list of the most recent employment-related data available for all BBG employees, including (if possible) name, agency, state, county, station, title, 13-Jun-16 plan/grade, and adjusted base salary 041 31-May-16 John Greenwald Jr. a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of all news stories printed from Agency’s archive with the keyword “UFO” 19-Jul-16 042 7-Jun-16 Michael McGuire a list of specified historical data related to the Agency’s procurement actions 043 7-Jun-16 Jonathan Rudenberg a copy of e-mails or other correspondence discussing projects funded by the Open Technology Fund, specifically (aka , 11-Nov-16 RedPhone, TextSecure), , and “” from January 1, 2015 to the date the request is processed

044 9-Jun-16 Jeffrey Tofani the entire selection file for Job Announcement Number MP15-191, including the position description, interview notes of all interviewees, certification lists 4-Aug-16 (inside and outside), all applicant resumes, vacancies, and SF-50s for selectees (indicating hire date and grade)

045 16-Jun-17 Matt Novak primarily internal “Talking Points” or “Q&A” documents created by the Voice of America (VOA) regarding how to report on U.S. Presidential candidate 22-Nov-16 Donald Trump that were sent or received by VOA Director Amanda Bennett between April 1, 2016 and June 16, 2016

046 20-Jun-16 Jacqueline Stevens all D3 Systems, Inc. contracts (including addenda) and work products associated with these contracts produced since January 1, 2003

047 27-Jun-16 John Greenwald Jr. a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of the last three Voice of America (VOA) Follies shows 3-Jan-17 048 27-Jun-16 John Greenwald Jr. a copy of the letter of request, the letter of response, and the records provided for each FOIA request submitted by Ms. Rachael Tackett in July 2014 19-Jul-16

049 27-Jul-16 John Greenwald Jr. a copy of all meeting minutes or highlights of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) senior staff meetings from 2010 to date 3-Jan-17

050 28-Jul-16 Jennifer Burek Omni Systems a copy of the Purchase Order and all information regarding BBG50-F-16-0072 3-Jan-17 051 4-Aug-16 Nick Turse a copy of “IDIs on Perceptions of USIM in Afghanistan” along with all other materials resulting from contract BBG50-P-15-0892 dated September 29, 2015 and awarded to D3 Systems, Inc 052 18-Aug-16 Lee Fang The Intercept a digital copy of all BBG’s Congressional correspondence, and e-mails between all officials employed with BBG’s Office of Public Affairs including to and from e-mail accounts using the following domains: @the daily beast.com, @nytimes.com, @washpost.com, and @politico.com

053 5-Sep-16 Matt Novak Gizmodo all files on Abraham Brumberg, a former editor of the USIA magazine Problems of Communism 22-Nov-16 054 5-Sep-16 Matt Novak Gizmodo all files on the fictional person Guy Sims Fitch, a nom de plume used by United States Information Agency (USIA) editors during the Cold War to write 22-Nov-16 articles and letters to foreign newspaper editors 055 28-Sep-16 Toby Nelson an electronic copy of the most current Quantcast “traffic sheet” for the BBG-owned websites “voanoticias.com,” “voaindonesia.com,” and 3-Jan-17 “voanews.com.” You also ask for a copy of the “insights” report for the Facebook page facebook.com/lavozdeamerica, facebook.com/voaindonesia, and facebook.com/voanews