Background The NRO is the U.S. Government agency in charge of designing, building, launching, and maintaining America’s intelligence satellites. Internally, they published the The Space Sentinel newsletter, most of which is not available to the public. The Space Sentinel was published quarterly by the NRO Office of Strategic Communications. As the official magazine of the National Reconnaissance Office, it is a medium of information and education for NRO personnel, mission partners, intelligence users, and Congressional oversight committees. Below, you will find the issues that have been released under the FOIA. Document Archive Summer 2010 Issue – [38 Pages, 5.4MB] – In September…
Author: John Greenewald
Background In April of 2014, I requested from the National Security Agency (NSA) the following: I respectfully request a copy of all records, electronic or otherwise, pertaining to the internal discussion by the National Security Agency on how the agency would deal with FOIA requests, the media, and any and all inquiries into the NSA after Edward Snowden released classified information. It took more than three years, but the NSA finally responded with the below document. Document Archive NSA/CSS Media Engagement and Outreach Plan, September – December, 2014 [21 Pages, 1.4MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nsa/NSA-Snowden-FOIA.pdf
Background The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency of the federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is “working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.” Internally, they have a “intranet” site used only by their employees. Below, you will find different sections of it, as released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Document Archive The Refuge Planning Toolbox – December…
Background Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum located in the Upper East Side’s Museum Mile in Manhattan, New York City. It is one of nineteen museums that fall under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution and is one of three Smithsonian facilities located in New York City, the other two being the George Gustav Heye Center in Bowling Green and the Archives of American Art New York Research Center in the Flatiron District. It is the only museum in the United States devoted to historical and contemporary design. Its collections and exhibitions explore approximately 240 years of…
Background The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is an independent entity established within the executive branch to address integrity, economy and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies and aid in the establishment of a professional, well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the Offices of Inspectors General. Below, you will find agreements between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the CIGIE. You will also find details behind money exchanged between the agencies. Document Archive The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Agreements [17 Pages, 1.7MB]…