Exit Ethics briefings (Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties)
It is a clone of this request.
| Tracking # |
2025-CRFO-00096 |
| Multi Request | Exit Ethics briefings |
| Submitted | Dec. 12, 2024 |
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From: Kelly Kauffman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All plans, memos, reports, briefings or “exit ethics” briefings created for the purpose of transferring institutional knowledge and offboarding personnel in the presidential transition from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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,
Kelly Kauffman
From: Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
12/16/2024
Kelly Kauffman
MuckRock News, DEPT MR177510
263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Re: 2025-CRFO-00096
Dear Kelly Kauffman:
This letter responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) dated 12/13/2024, seeking "All plans, memos, reports, briefings or "exit ethics" briefings created for the purpose of transferring institutional knowledge and offboarding personnel in the presidential transition from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald J. Trump."
We've determined that if the information you are seeking exists, it would be under the purview of the Privacy Office (PRIV). Accordingly, we've directed your request to PRIV:
Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655
Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. AVE SE
Washington, DC 20528-065
Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486 | Fax: 202-343-4011 | E-mail: foia@hq.dhs.gov<mailto:foia@hq.dhs.gov>
If you have any questions pertaining to your request, please feel free to contact our office at crclfoia@hq.dhs.gov.
Sincerely,
CRCL FOIA Office
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 13, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2025-CRFO-00096.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Effective as of March 1, 2025, all new or existing FOIA cases from CRCL will be handled by the DHS Privacy Office. Please note, this inbox may not be monitored beyond this date. Please direct all status checks, questions, appeals questions, or new requests to FOIA@HQ.DHS.GOV. If you are reaching out about a CRCL FOIA that has a CRCL case# assigned, please reference that case number in your email.