1976 DES Workshop Notes (National Security Agency)

Jillian Foley filed this request with the National Security Agency of the United States of America.
Tracking #

109323
Multi Request 1976 DES Workshop Notes
Submitted Feb. 26, 2020
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

From: Jillian Foley

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: 1976 DES Workshop Notes (National Security Agency)

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

Meeting agendas, minutes, attendance lists, notes, or other written records created for workshops hosted by the National Bureau of Standards in August and September 1976 on the topic of the proposed Data Encryption Standard, including records from any meetings in 1975-1976 between National Security Agency and National Bureau of Standards personnel to discuss encryption standards.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am affiliated with a university, and this request is made for a scholarly purpose and not for a commercial use. 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,

Jillian Foley

From: National Security Agency

Subject: None

Mail (Postmarked March 13, 2020)

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: National Security Agency

Subject: NSA FOIA Case Response 109323

Email

Dear Jillian Foley:

This further responds to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you submitted dated 15 February 2020 requesting "...records created for workshops hosted by the National Bureau of Standards in August and September 1976 on the topic of the proposed Data Encryption Standard." During a recent files audit, we discovered that this case is still pending processing from our initial backlog. Before we continue processing your request, we want to establish your continued interest.

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