Requester Details Submit New Request To modify request details please update your requester pro?le or contact the our of?ce for assistance. usc 410 {5112) Roll Call 2875 Woodland Dr. NW Washington, DC 20008 (misixmrsizss use 41:] (CH2) Requester Default Category: News Media General information Requester Category Send RespOnse Via Payment Mode Shipping Address Address ApartmenllSuite Number City StatetUSJ Country Zip Code Request information Description Document Description of Request Date Range for Record Search:From Date Range for Record Search:To Privacy Waiver 8r Authorization Proof of Identity Fee information Willing Amount Fee Waiver Requested Fee Waiver Request Reason Willing to Pay All Fees Expedite Information Expedited Processing Requested Need for Expedited Processing News Media Email 2875 Woodland Dr. NW Washington District of Columbia United States 20008 I request any and all electronic or written communications regarding FOIA requests by the political action committee America Rising. as well as any and all electronic or written communications pertaining to requests with regard to Abigail Spanberger. 06i01i2018 081990.013 $25 Yes This is a journalistic request that will report to the public how privileged information was allegedly released by the USPS FOIA office without the request being accompanied by required release documents. No Yes This request pertains to an alleged disregard of proper procedure by the United States Postal Service when it comes to releasing someone's personal information without their knowledge or consent Requester Details Submit New Request To modify request details please update your requester pro?le or contact the our of?ce For assistance. use 410 (CH2) 820 First Street NE 8th Floor Washington. DC 20002 (mieximisxss use 410 Requester Default Category: News Media General Information Requester Category Send Response Via Payment Mode Shipping Address Address ApartmentiSuite Number City StateiUS) Country Zip Code Request Information Description Document Description of Request Date Range for Record Date Range for Record Search:To Privacy Waiver Authorization Proof of Identity Fee Information Willing Amount Fee Waiver Requested Fee Waiver Request Reason Willing to Pay All Fees Expedite information Expedited Processing Requested Need for Expedited Processing News Media E-maii 820 First Street NE 8th Floor Washington District of Columbia United States 20002 2018-08-29 USPS foia request Abigail Spanbergerpdf . . records previously produced in response to a request from America Rismg Corporation for tn2emp1eirsonnel files of Abigail Spanberger." 1 1900 082902013 $100 Yes Elease see attached request. 0 Yes Please see attached request. Requester Details Submit New Request To modify request details please update your requester pro?le or contact the our of?ce for assistance. use 41:] (cite) 455 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 650 Washin It (uneximrsizse use 410 (so) Requester Default Category: Other General information Requester Category Send Response Via Payment Mode Shipping Address Address ApartmenUSuite Number City StateiUS) Country Zip Code Request Information Description Document Description of Request Date Range for Record Search:From Date Range for Record Search:To Privacy Waiver Authorization Proof of Identity Fee information Willing Amount Fee Waiver Requested Fee Waiver Request Reason Willing to Pay All Fees Expedite Information Expedited Processing Requested Need for Expedited Processing Other E-mall Check 455 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 650 Washington District of Columbia United States 20001 Processing Notes And Correspondence On An America Rising FOIA Request Forwarded To USPS July 12? 2018. i am requesting all processing notes (including all email correspondence) and records from July 12. 2018 through July 30, 2013 regarding or mentioning a FOIA Request submitted by America Rising and forwarded to USPS by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on July 12. 2018 for records Engug?ig 1tlge SF-86 for Abigail Spanberger. 1 07130102013 $50 No No No Recipient Information To: USPS H0 FOIA FteqFLIIestelr: Center Com?fanzy: MANAGER RECO DSO Fax :1 022685353 C?m Sender Info rmation stride far or free rn use 41 use 41 Sent on: Tuesday, August 20 2018 at 10:03 PM EDT use 41 (are) MANAGER RECORDS OFFICE US POSTAL SERVICE 4?5 PLAZA SW RM 1P830 WASHINGTON DC 20260-1 101 Dear FOIA Officer: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following documents for FOIA request 911490149645161506801 1 (requester: America Rising Corporation): 1. Original request letter 2. Referral letter from National Personnel Records Center 1 National Archives and Records Administration 3. USPS response letter to requester 4. Documents released to requester Further. I request that these documents be sent in any digital formats in which they exist. such as PDF. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act as amended. section it a document exists in electronic format. it must be released in that format upon request. The request is tor my personal use and will not be used commercially. I agree to pay up to $10 101 this request. If it will be more than this. please let me know in advance. Thank you for your help. use 41:] (6)12) use 410 (ore) Chavannes-Battle, Nancy - Washir?ton, DC From: Chavannes~Battle, Nancy - Washington, DC Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2013 11:32 AM To: FOIA PA Subject: FW: Freedom of Information Act Request Please add this FOIA request in the system and assign it to me. From: Partenheimer, David A - Washington, DC Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:55 AM To: Castorina, Janine Washington, DC USC410 (C312) 1 Eyre, Jane - Washington, DC use 410 ((2)112) Subject: FW: Freedom of Information Act Request Official FOIA request below from the Washington Post From: USC 4101012) Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:11 AM To: Pa rtenheimer, David A - Washington, DC libil?iibi?iflg USC 4101012) Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request Hello again, David. As a follow-up, lam requesting copies of any Freedom of Information Act requests submitted or referred to the USPS related to Abigail Spanberger since January 2013. I am also requesting copies of any documents produced in response to those requests. I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act and am willing to pay any associated fees. Please do not hesitate to call me directly with any questions related to this request. Rega rds, use 410 From: use 410 Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 8:23 AM To: USC 4101012) Subject: Washington Post query related to a USPS FOIA flap in Congressional race Hi, David. I?m a Washington Post reporter writing about a political flap related to information related to Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former USPS employee running for Congress. A GDP PAC was shopping a story about her based on information in her job application to the USPS. Spanberger says the information was illegally leaked. The GOP says it got 1 the information from the USPS and provided copies oftheir to back that up. Spanberger insists the information could not have come from the FOIA because it included her unredacted Social Security number. l?m wondering if anyone at the USPS can confirm whether the information was released and ifthe 55 number was redacted or (perha ps in an oversight, as GOP suggests) not. I?m writing the story as we speak but can update throughout the dav. Regards, usc 410 ram View this email in FOR RELEASE: AUGUST 28. 2013 (202) - BI Ell 909- manage.com 2443 CLF Issues Statement: What Is Abigail Spanberger Hiding WASHINGTON In a desperate attempt to prevent Virginia voters from learning about her record and rackground. Virginia's Congressional District Democratic nominee, Abigail Spanberger, today sent a letter to he Congressional Leadership Fund i vhich her campaign then shared with select members of the media - threatening legal action over information about Spanberger that was obtained through legal channels. CLF is responding by releasing a - of that letter to voters in Virginia's Congressional Distric is well as documentation from the Freedom of Information Request (FOIA) and the records that were obtained rom the United States Postal Service as the result of that request. 'his included information about Spanberger?s tenure working at the lslamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia vhich the Associated Press reported was dubbed ?Terror High? after 12 US. Senators and a federal commission vented to shut it down. Spanberger's former employer produced a number of well-known terrorists including Ithmed Omar Abu Ali, valedictorian of the academy in 1999, who was convicted in 2005 on charges of providing naterial support to the al Qaeda terrorist network. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. This led US. Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer to issue a press release in 2005 marlin-.1 res?s: :a?e-e gm 1 of the controversial lslamic school and questioning vhether the Islamic Saudi Academy was ?another madrassa.? In addition, CLF is redacting the document to axclude personal information such as home addresses. telephone numbers, dates of birth and social security lumbers. even though this information was released by the USPS as part of the response to the FOIA request. ZLF spokesperson Courtney Alexander made the following statement about Spanberger?s politically?motivated iambit today: - ?It should surprise no one that Ms. Spanberger would want to hide from voters that she worked at a school that produced some of the world?s most dangerous terrorists. CLF follows the letter of the law in examining any candidate?s background and Ms. Spanberger was no different. That she?s threatening legal action, however, should raise serious questions for voters about what else she is trying to hide. For any interested parties, CLF is happy to provide redacted copies of the information Ms. Spanberger is trying to hide from voters in Virginia." BACKGROUND: - On July 9, 2018, America Rising Corp. submitted a FOIA request to the National Personnel Records Center ?for access to certain records contained in the official civilian personnel file of former federal employee Abigail Spanberger. Specifically. this request seeks records reflecting Ms. Spanberger's employment dates. annual salaries, title, and position description.? - By letter dated July 12, 2018, NPRCINARA forwarded the America Rising Corp. request to the United States Postal Service. . On July 30, 2018, USPS responded to America Rising's request with their complete personnel file (?entire official personnel folder"), which included Spanberger's SF-86. . Submit New Request Requester Details To modify request details please update your requester pro?le or contact the our of?ce for assistance. (overwirsizss use 410 (cits) Hufi'Post 1975 Bluff Creek Drive Building 5 Les Angeles, DC 90094 (customise use 410 (era) Requester Default Category: News Media General Information Requester Category News Media Send Response Via E-mail Payment Mode Check Shipping Address Address 119?5 Bluff Creek Drive ApartmentlSuite Number Building 5 City Los Angeles StateiUS) District of Columbia Country United States Zip Code 90094 Request Information Description Document Description of Request a OIA request from America Rising Corporation, dated July 9, requesting Abigail Spanberger's official civilian personnel ?le. - The personnel ?le on Abigail Spanberger that was provided to America Rising Corporation in response to their OIA request Date Range for Record U7t01i2018 SearchiFrom Date Range for Record 08i28i2018 Search;To Privacy Waiver 8. Authorization Proof of Identity Fee Information Willin Amount $25 Fee aiver Requested Yes Fee Waiver Request Reason In order to help to determine status to assess fees, you should know that I am a representative of the news me is af?liated with HuffPost, and this request is made as part of news gathering activity and not for commercial use. request a waiver of a Willing to Pay All Fees No Expedite information Expedited Processing Yes Requested Need for Expedited Processing This request relates to information that is now the subject of public confusion and relates to an upcoming Congressional election in November. Requester Details Submit New Request To modify request details please update your requester pro?le or contact the our office for assistance. (circumcise use 41 Richmond imes-Dispatch 300 E. Franklin St. Richmond. VA, VA 23219 Use 410 (are) Requester Default Category: News Media General Information Requester Category Send Response Via Payment Mode Shipping Address Address Apartmenti?Suite Number City State(US) Country Zip Code Request Information Description Document Description of Request Date Range for Record Date Range for Record Search1To Privacy Waiver Authorization Proof of IdentityI Fee Information Willing Amount Fee Waiver Requested Fee Waiver Request Reason Willing to Pay All Fees Expedite Information Expedited Processing Requested Need for Expedited Processing News Media E-mail Check 300 E. Franklin St, Richmond VA Virginia United States 23219 i?d like a copy of a FOIA request made by America Rising Corporation. and the records and response to that request by the US. Postal Service. The FOIA was made July 9 to the National Personnel Records Center and was apparently sent to the US. Postal Service. On July 30, 20181 a Pamela Gabriel at the Postal Service signed a letter of response to America Rising that said. ?Please find enclosed the entire Of?cial Personnel Folder (OPF) for Abigail Spanberger" The Postal Service response had the USPS Tracking Number 91149014498451615068011 $25 Yes I'm a newspaper reporter working on something of interest to the public about a political ?endidate No AMERICAN August 2018 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL USPS l?riraey b?t Reenrds Man; lenteut Ft Contaet. l?nstal Inspection Service (lliiee ()Iliee ul'Cmuisei. 3301 1.7.5 Plaza ?00111 I75 Plaza 20260-1 lUl DC hummus])isyut' Re: Expedited Freedom of Infonnation Act Request Dear Freedom 01' (Miners: l?ursuaut tn the I?reedtun Ael ?.511 .552, and your agent'y's inqiieineuliug regulations. :?ttueriean makes the liillnwiue; request [111' reenrds. tin August 28.2t1l8. 'Hn' .Yetr? i'un?t' Wines that a run}; nl'tin'nier Central Intelligent-e Agent'y (CM) uliit'er and enrrent enng?ressinuai eaudidale Abigail Stianlie 'g'er?s seetu'ity t'learanee applieatiun term was nhtained by a ltepuhlieau super PAC. the Leadership Fund. and is now being used Inr pnlitieal purnnses. The super PAC elaiins the dneutueul was nhtained through a FOL-X request ?led it}: a Repulilieau-alignetl researeh lirtn. Atneriea Rising. and was [:rneessed he the Natinual Arehires and Reenrds Athniuistralitm (NARA) and the United States I'nsta] Herviee (I Atueriean Oversight seeks tn determine whether ietleral H?m'ernmenl deeisinns and aetit'ities related tn the prneessing tiliIiOL-K requests have heeu inliueneed he partisan [aililiea] enusideratiuus. Reguested Records :Mtteriealt Oversight requests that USPS Iirnduee the within twenty business days and seeks expedited review (if this request for reasons identi?ed below: Miehael 'l'aekett, (11., 1. .--lppfiran'un, NY. Aug. 281 2013. (iraee Jasnn Ienpnid. In 4? .Um'e. {he Postal Hen :r'r'e Ri'jt'r't?t?d a Humer (1'1 ()llfr'erfs a Repm'mean (:mup, laws (Aug. 25). 2018. 1408 application. 1030 15th Street Suite [3255. Washington. DC 20-005 Amerieauthersighterg 1.) All processing notes related to any FUIA request?i1iclutling the release of responsive l'erords?liled by America Rising, the Congressional leadership Fund. or any other individual or entity. regtu'ding Alrigm'l Spanherger and her tvork history. personnel hunts. and security clearance processing lorms. including the Eli-86. Please provide all responsive records ll). 2017. through the date ol the sem?ch. All processing notes related to any Privacy .th request?ineluding the release of responsive records?re I?arding Abigail Spauherger and her work history. personnel Iorms. and security clearance processing liorms. including the Please provide all responsive records from ,Iuly Ill. 2017. through the date ol'the search. All records rellecting (including emails. email attachments. text messages. voiccmail transcripts. messages on messaging platlorins (such as Slack. (JChal or (loogle Hangouts. Lync. Sky-'pe. V't'hatsg'pr. liacehooli 'l?wittcr Direct Messages. or Signal). telephone call logs. calendar invitations. calendar entries. meeting notices. meeting agendas. inlorntatiotutl material. drall legislation. talking points. any handwritten or electronic notes talten during any oral conununicalitins. summaries ol?any oral comnmnications. or other materials} related to any lit HA request liled hy America Rising. the Congressional leadership Fund. or any other individual or entity. regarding ."\higail Spanherger and her work history. personnel l'orms. and security clearance processing lia'nis. including the l?leasc provide all responsive records from .Iuly Ill. 2017. through the date ol the search. In addition to the records requested ahove. :?tmerican Oversight also requests records descrihing the processing ol' this request. including records sullicient to identity search terms used and locations and custodians searched and my tracking sheets used to track the processing of this request. ?your :ugency uses questionnaires or certifications completed hy individual custodians or components to determine whether they possess responsive materials or to descrihc how they conducted searches. We also request any such records prepared in connection with the processing ol' this request. American Oversight seelts all responsive records regardless ol'lormat. medium. or physical cltarm'teristics. In conducting your search. please understand the terms ?record." ?document." turd ?information" in their ln?oadest sense. to include any written. typed. recorded. graphic. printed. or audio material ol'any hind. seek records ol'any kind. including electronic records. audiotapes. videotapes1 and photographs. as n-?ell as letters. emails. lacsilniles. telephone messages. voice mail messages and transcripts. notes. or minutes olany meetings. telephone conversations or discussions. ()ur request includes any attaclunents to these records. No category ofmaterial should be omitch from search, collection, and production. H-tlrittlz? Please search all records regm'ding agency husiness. You may not exclude searches of ?les or emails in the personal custody of your ol?cials, such as personal email accounts. Records of ollicial business conducted using unollicial systems or stored outside ol'ollieial tiles are sulijeet to the Federal Records Act anti It is not adequate to rely on policies and procedures that require of?cials to move such information to of?cial systems within a certain period of time; American Oversight has a rightto records contained in those ?les even if material has not yet been moved to of?cial systems or if of?cials have, through negligence or willfulness, failed to meet their obligations." In addition, please note that in conducting a ?reasouahle search" as required hy law. you must employ the roost up-to-date technologies and tools availahle. in addition to searches hy individual custodians likely to have responsive inlortnation. Recent technology may have rendered your agency?s prior practices tlureasonahle. In light of the requirements to manage information electronically by the end of 2016, it is no longer reasonable to rely exclusively on custodian-driven searehes.? Furthermore, agencies that have adopted the National Archives and Records Adrninisu'ation (NARA) Capstone program, or similar policies, now maintain emails in a form that is reasonably likely to be more complete than individual custodians? ?les. For example. a custodian may have deleted a responsive email from his or her email program. your agency's archiving tools would capture that email under Capstone. ?uncrican Oversight insists that your agency use the most up-to-date technologies to search lor responsive inliu'malion and take steps to ensure that the most complete repositories ol'inlortuation are searched. Oversight is available to work with you to crall appropriate search terms. However, custodian searches are still required; agencies may not have direct access to ?les stored in .PST ?les, outside of network drives, in paper format, or in personal email accounts. Under the Ft JIA Act ol'2tllti. agencies must adopt a presumption ot'disclosure, withholding inlortnatiou "only il'. . . disclosure would harm an interest protected liy an exemption" .?s'cc inept-trifle films: first. Office of?'rr'. 'li'c/i. Potter. 827 Iii-3d I i ill-sill Cir. ogjmimsi lli'm'lr. Inc. Kerr]; l- l- F.3d 9:32, ass-so (?ill .?J'cc inn/remor- him-r: inst. v. Office of'h'cr'. a- l?w?i'rjr. . slip op. at Dec. 12. (?The (lovertnnenl argues that hecause the. agency had a policy requiring lthe olliciall to lorward all ol'his emails li'om his lpersouall account to his husiness entail. the Ipersouall account only contains duplicate agettcy records at hest. 'l'herelore. the claims that any hypothetical deletion ol?llie (personal account] emails would still leave a copy of those records intact in Ithe ollicial'sl work email. However. policies are rarely lollowed to perlection by anyone. At this stag~ ol'the case. the Court cannot assnme that each and every work- related email in the [personal] account was duplicated in Ithe ollicial'sl work email account.? (citations otnittetll). Presidential Government Records, Fed. Reg. (Nov. Ell-l. 201 l/Bl?lx?nrcsitlentiid- ()Ilicc ol' Mgtut. 3c Budg three. ()[lice ol' the President. Memorandum [or the Heads ol'lisecutive Departments 8; Independent Agencies. (lot'ernnient Records Directive." 3142-13 {Anna 2 2012}, iives.govflilesfreeords-n 2- Haidl'. I 'Hl?H-i ill-(Lilli!