Communication Between USD(I&S) and Congress Regarding AOIMSG, UAPTF

Dustin Slaughter filed this request with the Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security of the United States of America.
Tracking #

22-FR-0608

22-F-0608

Due March 11, 2022
Est. Completion July 29, 2022
Status
Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Dustin Slaughter

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all records between the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD-I&S) and all Congressional offices regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), the Airborne Object Identification and Management Executive Council (AOIMEXEC), and the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG).

This request includes any and all emails, email attachments, memorandums, meeting minutes, agendas, slide presentations, photographs/digital images, and any and all other responsive records exchanged between the USD-I&S and all Congressional offices. The time frame for this request should include any and all responsive documents from August 1, 2020 up to and including the date on which this request is officially processed.

Please include all processing notes associated with this request.

I also request that fees be waived, as I believe this request is in the public interest.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dustin Slaughter

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Dear Dustin Slaughter,

Case Number 22-F-0608 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 22-F-0608.
Regards,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Dear Dustin Slaughter,
The status of your FOIA request #22-F-0608 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://pal.whs.mil

Sincerely,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Afternoon Mr. Slaughter,

Please find the Interim Response attached for your recent FOIA Request that
was requested on February 16, 2022. The case number for this request is
22-F-0608, please refer to this number and the action officer mentioned in
the interim response in any future correspondence regarding this case.

V/R,

George Pugh

FOIA Analyst

Freedom of Information Division

OSD / JS FOIA Office

(571) 372-0445

From: Dustin Slaughter

Good afternoon, Mr. Hartwick. I'm contacting you to determine an estimated date of completion for FOIA request #22-F-0608. Thank you very much for your time and any assistance you can provide in this matter.

Sincerely,
Dustin M. Slaughter

From: Dustin Slaughter

Good afternoon, Mr. Hartwick. I'm contacting you to determine an estimated date of completion for FOIA request #22-F-0608. Thank you very much for your time and any assistance you can provide in this matter.

Sincerely,
Dustin M. Slaughter

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Afternoon Mr. Slaughter,

I have emailed our outstanding component for an update. Once they respond I
will notify you immediately.

Respectfully,

Raymond Hartwick

Government Information Specialist

For Stephen Fisher, on behalf of

Stephanie L. Carr

Chief, Office of Freedom of Information

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

(571) 372-0432

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From: Dustin Slaughter

Thanks very much.

Sincerely,
Dustin M. Slaughter

From: Dustin Slaughter

Good afternoon. Regarding #22-F-0608, I'm just following up to determine whether or not the outstanding component you referenced on March 30 has responded. Thank you.

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Afternoon Mr. Slaughter,

Our component has not yet responded, I will ask them for another update
today.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Mr. Slaughter,

Our component has responded that they are still processing your FOIA
request, 22-F-0608, but are unable to provide an estimated completion date
at this time. I have requested that once they are able to provide an update
they do so and I will inform you immediately.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Mr. Slaughter,

Our outstanding component has provided an ECD of June 1, 2022. Please note
that this is only an estimate and less, or more, time may be required.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Sir,

I have reached out to our outstanding component for an update. Once they
respond I will inform you immediately.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Afternoon Mr. Slaughter,

Our component has responded with a new estimated completion date of July
29th. Please note that this is only an estimation and this request could be
completed prior to that date, or require more time for processing.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Dustin Slaughter

Thank you for the update, Mr. Hartwick.

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Mr. Slaughter,

I have asked our outstanding component for a status update regarding FOIA
request 22-F-0608. I will call them today if I don't receive a response
soon.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Afternoon Mr. Slaughter,

I am working with our component to process potentially responsive records
properly and will be in the office on Wednesday of this week to keep them
moving. We appreciate your understanding while we work to complete your
request.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Mr. Slaughter,

I am currently working with our component to obtain the correct
documentation that we need to close this action out. I am hopeful to have
this to you in the near future.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Dustin Slaughter

Greetings, Mr. Hartwick. I'm contacting you to determine an estimated date of completion for FOIA request #22-F-0608. Thanks as always for your time and attention in this matter.

Sincerely,
Dustin M. Slaughter

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Mr. Slaughter,

I am still working your request and hope to have this back to you in the
near future. I had a few questions for our component and they are working to
get me answers.

Repectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Sir,

We are still working with our subject matter experts to provide pertinent
information.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Morning Mr. Slaughter,

Please find attached our office's final response to FOIA request 22-F-0608,
as well as a copy of your original request. Please feel free to contact me
with any questions that you may have regarding the attached.

Respectfully,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Dear Dustin Slaughter,

Case Number 22-FR-0608 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 22-FR-0608.
Regards,
OSD/JS or DLA FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Dear Dustin Slaughter,
The status of your Remand request #22-FR-0608 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://pal.whs.mil

Sincerely,
OSD/JS or DLA FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Under Secretary Of Defense For Intelligence And Security

Good Afternoon Mr. Slaughter,

Please find the enclosed interim response to your FOIA Request that was
received by the OSD/JS FOIA office on January 18, 2024, and assigned FOIA
case number 22-FR-0608. Additionally, please refer to the case number and
include the FOIA Action Officer cited in the interim response in any future
correspondence regarding your FOIA request.

V/r,

Raymond (Ray) Hartwick

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center

Action Officer

571-372-0432

NIPR: <mailto:Raymond.j.hartwick.civ@mail.mil>
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