Background The Information and Technology Branch (ITB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The ITB is responsible for all FBI information technology needs and information management. ITB also promotes and facilitates the creation, sharing, and application of FBI knowledge products with the larger law enforcement community in order to improve overall nationwide crime fighting effectiveness. The following fiscal year review reports are referenced on the FBI’s intranet site, and were requested directly. Document Archive FBI – Information and Technology Branch (ITB) Year in Review Reports, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 [186 Pages, 30MB] FBI -…
Author: John Greenewald
Background In the process of seeking UFO related memorandum within the Executive Office of the President / Office of Science and Technology Policy, my May 2018 FOIA request was redirected to NASA for a response. As a result, in November of 2019, NASA sent one responsive document that pertained to my request. It was their NASA Daily Comms Brief, which they felt the need to include Space.com’s “We may not be alone, former Pentagon UFO investigator says” article which was published the previous day, which included information on AATIP, Luis Elizondo and To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science.…
Background This directive establishes policy, provides procedures and assigns responsibilities for the planning, development, programming, direction, execution, and control of overt psychological operations conducted by the Department of Defense in peacetime and in contingencies short of declared war. Document Archive DOD Directive S-3321.1 – Overt Psychological Operations Conducted by the Military Services in Peacetime and in Contingencies Short of Declared War [6 Pages, 2.5MB]
Background This document was first requested, but fully denied, in ISCAP appeal number 2009-054-doc3. It was a CIA document, and it was only referred to by “Title and Date: [Classified], 1976.” Originally, The Black Vault requested it in 2016, but it was reviewed and denied again. In 2018, since two years had passed, another Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request was filed by The Black Vault. This yielded a response in March of 2020, and about 50% of the record was released. Although much is redacted; the history is partially revealed. Document Archive Possible Resumption of Negotiations for US Reactor, Iran,…
Background The objectives of this audit were to evaluate: (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) controls over weapons, munitions, and explosives; (2) the FBI’s compliance with policies governing weapons, munitions, and explosives; and (3) the accuracy of the FBI’s weapons, munitions, and explosives inventories. The audit covers the FBI’s weapons, munitions, and explosives inventories from fiscal year (FY) 2016 through November 2019. To accomplish our objectives, we interviewed FBI personnel; evaluated FBI policies governing weapons, munitions, and explosives; analyzed select data fields in the firearms inventory database; and reviewed firearm and explosives purchases. We also reviewed documentation related to…