Government

Treasury Security Manual (TD P15-71), June 2011

Background Treasury security programs consist of the following security functions including operational support for the Departmental Offices personnel security, industrial…

April 1, 2020

President Donald J. Trump’s Letter to Governors on Coronavirus, March 26, 2020

Background President Donald Trump sent the following letter to all Governors in America on March 26, 2020. It deals with…

March 26, 2020

The Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), October 2009

Background The Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 (P.L. 81-774, 50 U.S.C. §§4501 et seq.), as amended, confers upon the…

March 18, 2020

Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) Memorandums

Background The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, borne out of the Watergate scandal, established the Office of Government Ethics…

March 16, 2020

CIA “Glomar Response” on QANON Documents

Background On February 10, 2020, The Black Vault filed a FOIA request for all documents that pertain to QAnon. It…

February 24, 2020

Evaluation of the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment Ground-Based Radars, September 8, 2016

Background According to the objective of the audit: "We determined whether the material condition of the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment…

February 21, 2020

National Security Agency Data Call Submissions and Internal Control Processes for Base Realignment and Closure 2005, May 13, 2005, Report No. 05-INTEL-10

Background Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel responsible for deciding the realignment or closure of military installations based on…

February 19, 2020

FBI & Secret Service Files: Aaron Swartz

Background For some background on the case, Wikipedia explains: Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was…

February 12, 2020

Significant FOIA Requests – Department Level Interest Lists

Background Department of Defense FOIA offices are prohibited from responding to “significant” FOIA requests having “departmental level interest” without approval…

February 11, 2020

2008 DARPA Fact File, June 2008

Background DARPA's mission is to prevent the technological surprise of the United States, and to create technological surprise for our…

February 9, 2020