10/1/2011 through 10/31/2011 case no. subject category foia · 10/1/2011 through 10/31/2011 2 case...

FOIA Request Log 10/1/2011 through 10/31/2011

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Case No. Subject Category 12-OIA-001 On October 11, 2011, Mr. Jeffrey Richelson, a researcher and

author, requested Homeland Security Intelligence Assessment, “Online Extremist Propagandists Target U.S. Muslims,” 5 November 2007, Racist Skinheads: “A potential Terrorist Threat,” November 3, 2006 and Homeland Security Intelligence Assessment, “Recent Al-Qa’ida Propaganda May Resonate with U.S. Minorities,” August 21, 2007.

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12-OIA-0002 On October 12, 2011, Mr. Jason Smathers requested copies of all 2011 requests invoking the (b)(2)(high) or (b)(2)(low) exemption.

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12-OIA-0003 On October 13, 2011, a private citizen, requested copies of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR’s) involving himself.

FOIA/PA

12-OIA-0004 On October 17, 2011, a request from Jr., a federal inmate, and a document responsive to his request, were received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). had requested information about himself.

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12-OIA-0005 On October 17, 2011, Mr. Jason Smathers, a blogger on Muckrock.com, requested all records on, about, mentioning, or concerning Anonymous, generated between 1/20/2011 and Oct. 17, 2011.

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12-OIA-0006 On October 5, 2011, the attorney for a number of conservative causes and the attorney in several cases challenging Barack Obama’s eligibility for the office of President of the United States, requested information about himself.

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Case No. Subject Category 12-OIA-007 On October 21, 2011, Mr. Jason Smathers, a blogger on

Muckrock.com, requested information pertaining to remarks made by Bart Johnson, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, on the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative at the Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute 2011 in Washington, D.C., on January 7, 2011.

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12-OIA-0008 On October 28, 2011, a private citizen, requested information about herself.

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12-OIA-0009 On September 15, 2011, Mr. Adam Serwer, a reporter for the publication “Mother Jones,” requested information pertaining to contractual relationships DHS has to teach counterterrorism training.

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12-OIA-010 On November 1, 2011, Mr. Jason Leopold, investigative reporter and editor for online newspaper “Truthout/org,” requested information regarding “Occupy Wall Street.”

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12-OIA-0011 On November 1, 2011, Mr. Sean Dunagan from Judicial Watch, requested Any and all records regarding, concerning or related to a deceased individual named Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki, a/k/a Abdulrahman Anwar al-Aulaqi. Also any and all records of communication between any official, employee or representative of the Department of Homeland Security and any official, employee or representative of any other government agency regarding, concerning or related to Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki between January 1, 2010 and November 1, 2011.

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12-OIA-0012 On November 18, 2011, Mr. J. Keith Biancamano, an attorney for the firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP requested documents or other records provided in response to the Amended Baker Botts Request; all documents or other records referring or relating to I&A’s and USSS’s response to the Amended Baker Botts Requests; and all correspondence referring or relating to I&A’s and USSS’s response to the Amended Baker Botts Request.

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12-OIA-0013 a private citizen, requesting all forms of communications, including advisory boards, legal opinions, assessments, data collection, intelligence by staff, in which she, her family, or their property at and Westar Energy and other State of Kansas and Federal entities are discussed, from January 1, 2009 to November 29, 2011.

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12-OIA-0014 On November 30, 2011, Mr. Jason Smathers requested all emails received by DHS which were sent to [email protected] between November 20, 2011 and November 26, 2011.

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Case No. Subject Category 12-OIA-015 a private citizen, requests copies of all information

pertaining to himself contained in the following systems of Records maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence and analysis: DHS/IA-001, Enterprise Records System (ERS). Date range: January 1, 1994 to December 1, 2011.

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12-OIA-0016 On December 6, 2012, Mr. Jason Leopold, investigative reporter and editor for online newspaper “Truthout/org,” requested correspondence and Threat Assessments, related to the “US DAY OF RAGE.”

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12-OIA-0017 On December 20, 2012, a private citizen, Requested information about herself.

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12-OIA-0018 On December 20, 2011, attorney for , a private citizen, requested DHS correct DHS

databases to remove an erroneous “FISA Alert.”

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“TriggerFish”, “StingRay”, “AmberJack” or other similar mobile phone surveillance and tracking devices. "

12-OIA-0028 On January 25, 2012, , an Indian citizen, requested any records mentioning himself.

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Case No. Subject Category 12-OIA-0029 On February 3, 2012, Mr. Jason Smathers, a blogger for MuckRock

News, requested all records on the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS).

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12-OIA-0030 On January 23, 20102 (processed February 23, 2012), a private citizen, requested records about himself.

FOIA/PA

12-OIA-0032 On February 20, 2012, , a private citizen, requested information about herself.

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12-OIA-0033 On February 8, 2012, Mr. Scott MacFarlane, correspondent for Cox Media Group, Washington Bureau, requested all documents including threat assessments or transcripts regarding the protest movement “Occupy Oakland” from 2011 to 2012.

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12-OIA-0034 On February 5, 2012, Geoff King, a private citizen, requested Please disclose all records concerning the economic parity demonstrations commonly known as "Occupy Oakland" and "Occupy San Francisco," including records pertaining to force used by law enforcement officials on demonstrators) including) but not limited to) force used by law enforcement officials in Oakland) California on October 24-26) 2011 and November 2-3) 2011.

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12-OIA-0035 On February 13, 2012, , a private citizen, requested information about himself.

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12-OIA-0036 On February 6, 2012, Mr. Josh Margolin, a New York Post reporter, requested copies of records associated with the ceremonies, games and all events associated with Super Bowl XLVI at Indianapolis, Indiana, February 5, 2012.”

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12-OIA-0037 On February 21, 2012, Mr Jeffrey T. Richelson, researcher and author, requested a copy of “Evolution of the Terrorist Threat to the

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United States, May 21, 2010.” 12-OIA-0038 On February 26, 2012, Mr. Jason Smathers, a blogger for MuckRock

News, requested Information related to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis briefing to the House Permanent select Committee on Intelligence, held January 21, 2012

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Case No. Subject Category 11-OIA-0027 On January 4, 2011, Jason Smathers, a blogger on Muckrock.com,

requested all DHS Weekly Cabinet Reports to the White House created between July 7, 2009 through November 1, 2010 17, 2010.

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11-OIA-0028 On January 6, 2011, requeested copies of all DHS records referencing FOIA and Privacy Act requests submitted by

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11-OIA-0029 On January 19, 2011, Nate Carlisle, reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, requested copies of all checks issued for any reason by I&A prior to 1 August 2010 that have not yet been redeemed, cashed, or otherwise presented for payment. List of any other government agencies that issues checks on behalf of I&A.

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11-OIA-0030 On January 26, 2011, Jason Smathers, a blogger on Muckrock.com, requested a copy of all emails received by DHS which were sent to [email protected] between January 1, 2010 and the date this request is processed.

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11-OIA-0031 On January 26, 2011, Jason Smathers, a blogger on Muckrock.com, requested a copy of I&A ReportIA-0117-11.

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11-OIA-0032 On January 26, 2011, Jason Smathers, a blogger on Muckrock, requested all completed Intelligence and analysis disclosure office Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Suspense Trackers returned to the Intelligence and analysis disclosure office in completed form during fiscal year 2010.

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Case No. Subject Category 12-OIA-0058 On April 27, 2012, Ms. Melissa Arseniuk, a reporter for the online

news blog “The Daily,” requested records (electronic, print, or otherwise) involving invoices, estimates, contracts, memos, meetings, conference calls, e-mails, or other correspondence or transactions between any DHS official, employee, or representative and any Location Solvers official, employee, or representative.

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12-OIA-0059 On April 26, 2012, Mr. William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mountain States Legal Foundation, requested contracts, proposals, and communications between the federal government and third parties re: capability of social media monitoring technology to capture, store, and aggregate, analyze, and/or match personally-identifiable information. Also, information regarding DHS requests to States, localities, tribes and territories to implement any social media monitoring initiative, and internal staff and personnel training in social media monitoring. And technical specifications of social media monitoring and analytic tools. Finally, documents obtained or generated as a result of social media monitoring as it relates to MSLF, it’s supporters, Directors, Board of Litigation members, Director Emeriti, officers and staff.

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12-OIA-0060 On April 27, the USCG requested review of document responsive to request related to the shooting and presumed death of David Hartley on the Falcon International Reservoir.

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12-OIA-0061 On April 27, 2012, Mr. Steven Emerson of SAE Productions, requested records in the possession of DHS related to the May 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident on 31 May 2010 a flotilla of six vessels was boarded and taken over by Israeli Defense Forces 72 nautical miles from land.

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12-OIA-0062 On May 2, 2012, Mr. Geoff King requested any DHS system of records (whether maintained by DHS or its component agencies) that reflects monitoring of the Mehserle conviction protests, the Mehserle sentencing protests, Occupy San Francisco, the Occupy movement generally, Twitter and/or Facebook.

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12-OIA-0063 On May 5, 2012, Mr. Donald Vance requested copies of any and all memorandums of understanding (MOU) or memorandums of cooperation (MOC) between the Department of Homeland Security and a list of corporations. Copies of any and all manuals maintained by the Department of Homeland Security regarding investigating and/or processing computers for criminal investigations. Copies of any and all records maintained by the Department of Homeland Security regarding Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Encryption software. The term “records” means, documents, faxes, emails, database searches, photos, videos, manuals, memos, and presentations.

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12-OIA-0064 On May 5, 2012, Mr. Donald Vance requested copies of any and all memorandums of understanding (MOU) or memorandums of cooperation (MOC) between the DHS and a list of corporations, and any memoranda detailing DHS and corporate customer information sharing.

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12-OIA-0065 On April 12. 2012, an employee of DHS (I&A), , requested e-mail records of Ms. Mary Ellen Callahan over the past six months containing variations of the name

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12-OIA-0066 On May 6, 2012, founder of the online forum “Intelligenclaw.com,” requested information about himself and “intelligenclaw.com.”

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12-OIA-0067 On May 18, 2012, requested information about herself.

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12-OIA-0068 On March 12, 2012 (request originally sent to another Federal Agency, processed in May), Mr. John Cook requested records concerning the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), a decentralized activists group operating in the United States, England, using legal and illegal means, including violence, to advocate on behalf of the welfare of animals.

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12-OIA-0069 On May 18, 2012, Mr. Bob Cusak requested a copy of the agency/department’s FOIA logs, including the requestor’s name and affiliations, from June 1, 2011 to the date this request was complied with.

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12-OIA-0070 On May 15, 2012, Mr. Donald Vance requested copies of 2703 Orders of electronic information preservation requested by the DHS during the time period of November 1, 2011 to March 1, 2012, sent by DHS to a number of commercial entities.

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12-OIA-0071 On May 17, 2012, Ms. Alexa O’Brien requested all correspondence, including emails, memos, processing notes and search slips for DHS FOIA/PA request number DHS/OS/PRIV 12-0360, dated April 18, 2012.

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12-OIA-0072 On May 22, 2012, Mr. Josh Margolin, a reporter for the New York Post, requested a copy of any and all records concerning the review of events and responses associated with the October 2010 attempt to transport explosive devices via UPS and FedEx to locations in the United States.

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12-OIA-0073 On May 29, 2012, requested information about himself.

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12-OIA-0074 On May 29, 2012, requested FOIA/PA

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information about himself.


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12-OIA-0076 On May 22, 2012, Mr. Jason Leopold requested records pertaining to DHS officials working with college campus police chiefs and/or college campus administrators and/or FBI personnel to confront radical extremism and terrorism and “defense education” on national university and college campuses.

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12-OIA-0077 On May 25, 2012, Mr. Donald Vance requested records regarding financial payments made to Verizon Wireless Corp., from 2009 to 2010 by the DHS, I&A.

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12-OIA-0081 On May 22, 2012, Mr. Heyman-Kantor, a CBS News Reporter, requested “all memoranda, reports or other written or pictorial documentation related to the escape of Abu Yahya ai-Libi and three other inmates from the detention facility at Bagram air base, alternately referred to as the 'Bagram Collection Point' (BCP) or 'Bagram Theater Internment Facility' (BTl F). The escape took place on or about July11, 2005.

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12-OIA-0080 On June 6, 2012, requested information on her deceased ex-husband, Abdul H. Kahil.

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12-OIA-0084 On June 1, 2012, Mr. Rich Jones, requested responsive documents, emails, memos and/or PowerPoint presentations given to the President of the United States regarding candidates for targeted killing of Al Qaeda' s branch in Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, its allies in Somalia's Shabab militia or elsewhere.

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12-OIA-0086 On June 24, 2012, Mr. Ken Proulx requested “all documents mentioning or describing any illegal or fraudulent actions by Inter-Con Security Systems Inc., its, agents, officers, executives, shareholders, and personnel. Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. is a privately held U.S. company headquartered at 210 S. DeLacey Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91105, with offices throughout the U.S.A., and with domestic and foreign commercial activities. Its FEIN is 95-3020192. Date range of request: from 1/1/1976 to the date of the fulfillment of this FOIA request.”

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12-OIA-0087 On June 26, 2012, requested information about himself.

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12-OIA-0088 On November 15, 2011, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012) Mr. Kriss Perras, Publisher & Editor, Malibu Arts Journal Magazine, Publisher & Editor, Malibu Arts Journal Magazine, requested records from the Department of Homeland Security and representatives to governors and mayors nationwide, regarding decamping any occupy wall street site or occupy site.

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12-OIA-0089 On November 16, 2011, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Grace Wyler, reporter for the Business Insider Journal, requested records of communication between law enforcement and elected officials regarding Occupy Wall Street-like movements in selected cities.

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12-OIA-0090 On November 16, 2011, Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), representing the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Council, requested information related to law enforcement involvement in discussions, communications and technical support, regarding the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Occupy encampments in cities nationally.

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12-OIA-0091 On November 22, 2011, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Rachel Leven, Editorial Researcher for The Hill, requested records concerning communications between DHS and any city, local and municipal government, regarding protests and/or events held by or affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement or Occupy movement, from September 1, 2011 to the present day. Also, communications between DHS and groups representing city, local and municipal government and/or law enforcement agencies.

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12-OIA-0092 On December 20, 2011, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Christopher Cook requested documentation of communication received or issued by DHS, regarding Occupy Wall Street, the White House, Mayors

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offices of selected cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. 12-OIA-0093 On March 9, 2012, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), freelance journalist

Will Campbell requested incident reports, relating in whole or in part to "Occupy Toronto" protests in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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12-OIA-0094 On March 9, 2012, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Roger Tansey, Deputy Public Defender, County of Riverside, CA, requested any documents, evidencing any contacts between DHS and the City of Palm Desert, California, from September, 2011 through November 30, 2011 concerning the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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12-OIA-0095 On March 21, 2012, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Pittsburgh- Post-Gazette staff writer Moriah Balingit, requested a Threat Assessment issued by the Pittsburgh Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security regarding an Oct. 15, 2011 Occupy Pittsburgh rally, and all correspondence regarding the threat of civil unrest during this event.

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12-OIA-0096 On June 6, 2012, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Mr. Zack Mason, requested information related to the protest movement, “Occupy Houston.”

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12-OIA-0097 On June 26, 2012, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Mr. Beau Hodai requested information on “Occupy Phoenix.”

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12-OIA-0098 On November 29, 2011, (rec’d in I&A July 9, 2012), Mr. Geoff King, requested records pertaining to force used by law enforcement officials during “Occupy Oakland” and “Occupy San Francisco.”

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12-OIA-0099 On June 7, 2012, (modified and rec’d in I&A July17, 2012), Mr. Beau Hodai requested documents pertaining to Domestic Security Alliance Council’s (DSAC) involvement in federal law enforcement’s (DHS/FBI) activities relating to various regional “Occupy Wall Street,” Occupy Phoenix,” Occupy Wichita,” “Occupy Oakland,”

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“Occupy Wall Street” offshoot groups, and 99 percent Spring and National People’s Action,” from January I, 20 II to July 16, 2012.

12-OIA-0100 On June 14, 2012, (rec’d in I&A on July 20, 2012), requested documents on himself.

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12-OIA-00101 On July 25, 2012, Mr. Brendon I. McQuade, PhD candidate in Sociology at SUNY-Binghamton Binghamtpon, requested a number of annual reports and annual assessments o f selected fusion centers.

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12-OIA-00102 On July 24, 2012, (rec’d in I&A on July 27, 2012) Mr. Dan Mihalopoulos, Staff Reporter for the Chicago Sun-Time requests records pertaining to Jared Chase, Brent Betterly and/or Brian Church and law enforcement agencies. Also, records on the May 2012 Chicago NATO summit meeting.

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12-OIA-0111 On August 20, 2012, I&A received a consult from another Federal Agency.

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12-OIA-0112 On August 14, 2012, Mr. Jason Smathers, a blogger, requested report IA-0117-11.

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12-OIA-0113 On August 29, 2012, I&A received a referral document review request from another Federal Agency.

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12-OIA-0114 On August 30, 2012, , requested all records pertaining to himself.

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Case No. Subject Category 12-OIA-0115 On September 7, 2012, Mr. Beau Hodai, requested any and all

records pertaining to the Domestic Security Alliance Council. FOIA

12-OIA-0116 On September 19, 2012, ACLU, requested records created since November 1, 2008 pertaining to the National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines.

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12-OIA-0117 On September 10, 2012, DHS HQ referred request from Office of the Governor of Texas to I&A for consultation.

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12-OIA-0118 On September 24, 2012, , seeks any records pertaining to himself.

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