Pre-employment polygraph screening data (United States Secret Service)
| Tracking # |
20180103-20180106 |
| Multi Request | Pre-employment polygraph screening data |
| Submitted | Oct. 18, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Mark Harris
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking:
Any periodic statistical reports (monthly, quarterly, yearly etc) of pre-employment screening polygraph testing and results.
Any documents containing summary or aggregate data on the demographics of individuals undergoing pre-employment polygraph screening. Demographics to include any of: race/ethnicity, gender, age, disability status.
Any reports or documents regarding complaints alleging gender, race, age or disability bias regarding pre-employment polygraph screening.
Any reports or documents that are inspections, oversight, audits, quality control or assurance of your pre-employment polygraph screening program.
The time period for all of the above to be 1 January 2010 to the current date, or the date of your search, whichever is later.
I am not requesting any records with personally identifiable information of any applicant.
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,
Mark Harris
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester,
Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your FOIA/PA request. If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please contact this office at (202) 406-6370.
Thank you,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 406-6370
Fax: (2020 406-5586
Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20180103-20180106.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: United States Secret Service
MuckRock
Mark Harris
DEPT MR 44686
411 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
File Number: 20180103 - 20180106
Dear Requester:
This letter is intended to acknowledge the receipt of your recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received by the United States Secret Service (Secret Service) on October 18, 2017, for information pertaining to the following:
File Number 20180103: any periodic statistical reports (monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc) of pre-employment screening polygraph testing and results (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2010 to 10/18/2017);
File Number 20180104: any documents containing summary or aggregate data on the demographics of individuals undergoing pre-employment polygraph screening to include any of: race/ethnicity, gender, age, disability status (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2010 to 10/18/2017);
File Number 20180105: any reports or documents regarding complaints alleging gender, race, age or disability bias regarding pre-employment polygraph screening (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2010 to 10/18/2017); and
File Number 20180106: any reports or documents that are inspections, oversight, audits, quality control or assurance of your pre-employment polygraph screening program.
In our acknowledgement letter to you, we advised you that due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we could encounter some delay in processing your request. However, we want to update you on the status of your request. At this time, office is conducting a search for documents responsive to your request. The appropriate components of the Secret Service are being queried to ensure we have compiled a complete file of all possible responsive documents pertaining to your request.
If documents are located, they will be reviewed for a disclosure determination. Upon completion of the review, all documents that can be released will be made available to you. We are making every effort to reduce the backlog of cases, and we sincerely apologize for the delay you are experiencing and appreciate your continued patience.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please contact this office at
(202) 406-6370. Please use the file number indicated above in all future correspondence with this office.
Thank you,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 406-6370
Fax: (202) 406-5586
Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV<mailto:Foia@usss.dhs.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20180103-20180106.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20180103-20180106.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester,
Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your FOIA/PA request. If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please contact this office at (202) 406-6370.
Thank you,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 406-6370
Fax: (2020 406-5586
Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester,
Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your FOIA/PA request. If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please contact this office at (202) 406-6370.
Thank you,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 406-6370
Fax: (2020 406-5586
Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: Mark Harris
Thank you for the reply.
Mark