Background What is the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board? The Board is an independent, bipartisan agency within the executive branch established by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act, Pub. L. 110-53, signed into law in August 2007. Comprised of four part-time members and a full-time chairman, the Board is vested with two fundamental authorities: (1) To review and analyze actions the executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism, ensuring the need for such actions is balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties and (2) To ensure that liberty concerns are appropriately considered…
Author: John Greenewald
Background This Directive offers internal GSA guidance for official travel outside of the continental United States (OCONUS). The Federal Travel Regulation (Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 41, Chapters 300 through 304) (FTR) is the Government-wide regulation that implements statutory requirements and Executive Branch policies for travel by Federal civilian employees and others authorized to travel at Government expense. This directive provides internal agency policies and procedures regarding travel to, from, and between OCONUS locations as required by the FTR, Part 301-70. GSA Directive 5775.1 OAS OCONUS Travel Policy GSA Directive 5775.1 OAS OCONUS Travel Policy [13 Pages, 0.6MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/gsa/OAS_57751_OCONUS_Travel_Policy_Redacted.pdf
Background The FOIA, enacted in 1966, generally provides that any person has a right to obtain access to federal agency records except to the extent that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement records exclusions. The Privacy Act of 1974 may also be used by certain individuals to obtain access to records maintained by their names or other personal identifier in an agency system of records. Requests for Privacy Act records shall be processed in accordance with the Privacy Act, FDIC Regulations at…
Background This document had been classified since 1939, and has never seen the light of day. In fact, at the time of requesting, even the title was classified, and was unknown. In essence, when I filed the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to the Department of Defense (DOD), I had no idea what I was going to find. The MDR was a success, and the document was released. Declassified Document Report of the Coast Artillery Board on Project No. 1153, Heavy Antiaircraft Gun, March 9, 1939 [74 Pages, 10.9MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/ADC955131.pdf
Background The Formal and Informal Action Procedures (FIAP)Manual provides information on administrative procedures related to formal and informal corrective actions. Developed by the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection (DSC), the manual is intended to support the work of field, regional, and Washington staff involved in processing and monitoring corrective actions. The manual describes procedures for processing the actions most commonly initiated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). These include informal actions (memoranda of understanding and bank board resolutions) and the formal actions listed below: • Termination of insurance actions • Cease-and-desist actions • Removal, prohibition, and suspension actions…