Description of document: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Ten (10) most recent notification emails distributed by the National Operations Center (NOC) Duty Director (NDD), 2020 Requested date: 22-August-2020 Release date: 30-December-2020 Posted date: 10-May-2021 Source of document: Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655 Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. AVE SE Washington, DC 20528-065 Fax: 202-343-4011 E-mail: [email protected] DHS FOIA Public Access Portal The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is a First Amendment free speech web site and is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Homeland Security Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655 December 30, 2020 SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Re: 2020-HQFO-01704 This is the final response to your Freedom oflnformation Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), dated August 22, 2020, and received by this office on August 24, 2020. You are seeking a copy of the most recent 10 (ten) notification emails distributed by the NOC NDD (national operations center - NOC duty director). A search of the Department of Homeland Security's, Office of Operations Coordination for documents responsive to your request produced a total of 15 pages. Of those pages, I have determined that 3 pages of the records are releasable in their entirety, twelve 12 pages are partially releasable pursuant to Title 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(6), (b)(7)(C), and (b)(7)(E), FOIA Exemptions 6, b7(C), and b7(E). Enclosed are 15 pages with certain information withheld as described below: FOIA Exemption 6 exempts from disclosure personnel or medical files and similar files the release of which would cause a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This requires a balancing of the public's right to disclosure against the individual's right to privacy. The privacy interests of the individuals in the records you have requested outweigh any minimal public interest in disclosure of the information. Any private interest you may have in that information does not factor into the aforementioned balancing test. FOIA Exemption 7(C) protects records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes that could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This exemption takes particular note of the strong interests of individuals, whether they are suspects, witnesses, or investigators, in not being unwarrantably associated with alleged criminal activity. That interest extends to persons who are not only the subjects of the investigation, but those who may have their privacy invaded by having their identities and information about them revealed in connection with an investigation. Based upon the traditional recognition of strong privacy interest in law enforcement records, categorical withholding of information that identifies third parties in law enforcement records is ordinarily appropriate. As such, I have determined that the privacy interest in the identities of individuals in the records you have requested clearly outweigh any minimal public interest in disclosure of the information. Please note that any private interest you may have in that information does not factor into this determination. Exemption 7(E) protects records compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which would disclose techniques and/or procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law. Additionally, the techniques and procedures at issue are not well known to the public. You have a right to appeal the above withholding determination. Should you wish to do so, you must send your appeal and a copy of this letter, within 90 days of the date of this letter, to: Privacy Office, Attn: FOIA Appeals, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, Mail Stop 0655, Washington, D.C. 20528-0655, following the procedures outlined in the DHS FOIA regulations at 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(e)(2). Your envelope and letter should be marked "FOIA Appeal." Copies of the FOIA and DHS FOIA regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia. Provisions of FOIA allow DHS to charge for processing fees, up to $25, unless you seek a waiver of fees. In this instance, because the cost is below the $25 minimum, there is no charge. You may contact the DHS FOIA Public Liaison at 202-343-1743 for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. You may also contact OGIS at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at [email protected]; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. If you need to contact our office again about this matter, please refer to 2020-HQFO-01704. This office can be reached at [email protected] or call 202-343-1743 or toll free 1-866-431-0486. Sincerely, Jimmy Wolfrey Senior Director, FOIA Operations and Management (Acting) Enclosure(s): Responsive Documents, 15 pages From: NOC NPP To: DHS.INTEL.CEJC,WATCH Cc: NOC.NOP Subject: FW: BREAKING Gunfire and huge explosion heard at popular Elite Hotel at Liido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia Date: Sunday, August 16, 2020 11:42:01 AM CETC, For your awarness. kb)(6) I Duty Director DHS Office of Operations Coordination National Operations Center l(b)(6) ] (Duty Desk) Secure;fb)( 6 ) is document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO); it contains information that may be from public release under Information Act (5 U.S. C. 552 . It · eel, stored, handled, transmitted, distributed, and disposed of in accor o/ic relating to FOUO information and is not to be released to the publi sonnel who do not have a valid "need- o- rior approval of an S official. From: Operations Center <j{b)(6) ~ Sent: Su nday, August 16, 2020 11:40 AM To: NOC.SWO.Rest ricted <K~~-)(_6_) -------~F; DSS CMD CTR 4(b)(6) ~; State OPS Center 1(b)(6) r; DoS: State Operations Center <fb)rn) ~ Cc: NOC.SWO.Restricted 1(,-~-)(-6)----------.r; NOC.NOD ~(b)(6) p Subject: RE: BREAKING Gu nfire and huge explosion hea rd at popular Elit e Hotel at Liido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia Post reported t hat COM accountability was done, wit h all personnel on compound. Post is not aware of any AMCITs affected. Best, =l<b~)<~6~) ---~I I Watch Officer State Department Operations Center l(b)(6) I ~p~ From: NOC.SWO.Restricted 9~(b~)(-6-) -------~~ Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 11:32 AM To: DS Command Center <.-Kb-)-(6_) __________,h Operations Center <l(b)(6) ~; SES-0 <kb)(6) I> Cc: noc.swo.restricted 4(b)(6) ~:!(b)(6) Subject: BREAK I NG Gu nfire and huge explosion heard at popular Elite Hotel at Liido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia We're receiving open source reporting of gunfire and a huge explosion, possibly and VBIED, at the Elite Hotel at Liido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. It is also reported that there are heavy casualties, and a director of the Ministry of Information is reportedly among those killed. Any further reporting? Any AMCITs? Links: https://twitter.com/Dalsan FM/status/ 1295001962530963456 bttps://twitter.com/mdeeq 16/status/1295016035700154368 bttps ·//twitter com/Hassan lsti ila/status/1295015834990125057 Thank you. ~b)(6) I Senior Watch Officer National Operations Center Office of Operations Coordination U.S. Department of Homeland Security Unclassified: b)(6) Secure (b)(6) From: NOC.NOD Sent: 2 Sep 2020 11:22:46 +0000 To: OPS-Director Cc: DiFalco, Frank;Heinz, Toddi..... ~b_ )(_6_) ____.I NOC-Director Subject: Los Angeles Question Sir, As I was able to understand your question during the 0700 you asked the nature of civil unrest in Los Angeles since yesterday. On 1 September, a march that followed the same route as the march of 31 August. There was some vandalism along the way, but no serious acts of violence and no arrests. This is reflected in in the national roll up, but we can seek more detail or additional information if you have more questions. We're getting a reliable feed froml(b)(6); (b)(7)(C) ~or her region and the other LEOs are being responsive as well. V/ R l(b )(6) Duty Director National Operations Center Department of Homeland Security r~(~ I (UNCLASSJ.....(b _ )(_6)_____ _. From: NOC.NOD Sent: 2 Sep 2020 16:57:37 +0000 To: Kb)(6) I Cc: NOC-Director;NOC.NDD;NOC.IMO;NOC.SWO.Restricted Subject: Recent Potentially Controversial Police Shootings Sir, In response to your question about incidents which could be a catalyst for violence - From the website https://killedbycops.net/ There are many more shootings listed, but t heir details are really controversial.