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FOIA Roundup: The USPS COVID mask plan, NY AG on FOIL denials, and more from public records
In this week’s roundup, we highlight the latest finds from federal FOIA releases and the Postal Service, plus a new FOI law and frustration with denials in New York
The postcard that pitted the ACLU against the FBI
The recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation file for former head of the American Civil Liberties Union Roger Baldwin document numerous times the groups came into conflict with each other. One notable incident, related to the Bureau’s wartime “Postal Censorship” program, led to a testy exchange between Baldwin and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover after the Bureau investigated the writer and pioneering Libertarian Rose Wilder Lane over her comments on a postcard.
What’s going on at the US Postal Service? An SF-86-gate primer
On Monday, Democratic Congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger shared that a complete, unredacted copy of her federal security clearance application, known as an SF-86, was released to a Republican opposition research group America Rising through FOIA. Here’s some background on what that means, how it might have happened, and the potential fallout.
FBI file on controversial steroid guru Daniel Duchaine reveal his skill at evading the authorities
Author of the “Underground Steroid Handbook,” Daniel Duchaine is a controversial figure in the bodybuilding world, once described as a “cross between Andy Kaufman and Albert Einstein, with some Bart Simpson thrown in.” A recent release of Federal Bureau of Investigation records on Duchaine reveal him as not only an expert on masking the use of anabolic steroids in athletes, but also an expert at masking their trafficking from the FBI.
Postal Service and the IRS join the CIA in handing out GLOMAR denials
“Neither rain, nor sleet, nor confirm nor deny” - FOIA’s most infamous non-response is popping up in agencies you wouldn’t - and shouldn’t - expect.
12 Requests
Rejected
Administrative tracking files: 2013-FPRO-00320 and 2013-FPRO-00321
Phil Mocek sent this request to the United States Postal Service of the United States of America
No Responsive Documents
Article 7 Violations Related to Videoing and Photography Complaints and First Amendment Auditing.
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General of the United States of America
Rejected
William Green sent this request to the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America
Rejected
Joshua Eaton sent this request to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service of the United States of America
Completed
Operation Medicine Delivery Final Report
Carlton Purvis sent this request to the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America