{"id":415,"date":"2017-01-19T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=415"},"modified":"2017-03-02T04:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:01:00","slug":"memorandums-of-understanding-mous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/memorandums-of-understanding-mous\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many government agencies use MoUs to define a relationship between departments and\u00a0agencies. For example, the NSA may have a MOU between it and the USAF for certain satellite data, ie; who owns the data.<\/p>\n<p>Under the FOIA, you can ask for MOUs for different agencies.\u00a0 Below, you will find those MOUs which have currently been obtained.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/MOU-NRO.pdf\">All NRO MOUs, through 2003<\/a> [86 Pages, 4.52mb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/MOU-NRO2.pdf\">All NRO MOUs, 2003 &#8211; June 2009<\/a> [46 Pages, 1.63mb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/mou-nro-53013release.pdf\">All NRO MOUs, 2003 &#8211; June 2009<\/a> [18 Pages, 3.2mb] &#8211; Additional Release<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/nromoudod-2010-04557.pdf\">All NRO MOUs, 2003 &#8211; June 2009<\/a> [16 Pages, 3.2mb] &#8211; Additional Release<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/nromouafmc.pdf\">All NRO MOUs with the HQ Air Force Materiel Command<\/a> [7 Pages, 1.24mb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/mou-nroCIA.pdf\">All NRO MOUs with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)<\/a> [6 Pages, 1.24mb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/13-127.pdf\">All NRO MOUs with the Defense Contract Management Agency<\/a> [5 Pages, 1.2mb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/MOU-NRO.pdf\">All NRO MOUs, through 2003<\/a> [86 Pages, 4.52mb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/FOIA2013-10.pdf\">NRO MOU with the AFRICOM, 2008<\/a> [8 Pages, 970 kb] &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/mounronavy.pdf\">NRO MOU with the Department of the Navy, undated<\/a> [5 Pages, 423 kb] &#8211; Please note. MOU in poor condition, and looks exactly like how they sent it to me.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/NRO-MOU-WPAFB_Redacted.pdf\">NRO MOU with the Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base &#8211; &#8220;Anomaly Resolution Support&#8221;<\/a> [5 Pages, 287 kb]- I filed an additional FOIA request for documents relating to this MOU&#8230; what &#8220;Anomaly Resolution Support&#8221; occurred between the two agencies, and I was denied access to all file.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/nroanomalydenial.pdf\">Download the letter here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/mou-nro-ngia.pdf\">NRO MOU with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<\/a>\u00a0[8 Pages, 1.64MB]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/NGIA-NRO-MOU2.pdf\">NRO MOU with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<\/a>, Release #2, July 2014\u00a0[18 Pages, 0.8MB]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/NRO_MOU_8312012.pdf\">NRO MOU with the Advanced Systems &amp; Technology Directorate and the Naval Postgraduate School and the Air Force Institute of Technology on Sponsored Research &#8211; Also the NOU between the NRO and the Archiving of Office the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Records and Documents<\/a> [12 Pages, 997 kb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/MOU-NRONSA-65795.pdf\">NRO MOU with the National Security Agency&#8217;s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity for Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Processing<\/a> [5 Pages, 217 kb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/nromouaia04.pdf\">NRO MOU with the Air Intelligence Agency on Equal Opportunity Complaints Processing and Reasonable Accommodation, 29 Oct 2004<\/a> [3 Pages, 217 kb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/2006-04031.pdf\">NRO MOU with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director of Administration and Management, regarding the NRO use of the Washington Headquarters Services Local Registration AUthority Certification Practice Statements<\/a> [5 Pages, 217 kb]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/MOUNROTVA4279.pdf\">NRO MOU with the Tennessee Valley Authority \u00a0MISSION SUPPORT DIRECTORATE AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ON JOINT ACTIVITIES AND LIAISON RELATIONS<\/a>\u00a0[6 Pages,\u00a02.9MB]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/defenseissues\/MOU-NOAA.pdf\">All\u00a0NOAA MOUs as of June 2009<\/a> [98 Pages, 16.57mb]\u00a0&#8211; Due to the volume of records, I obtained only the first 100 pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many government agencies use MoUs to define a relationship between departments and\u00a0agencies. 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