October 9, 2019
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Homeland
Security
SENT VIA EMAIL TO: foia@americanoversight.org,
katherine.anthony@americanoversight.org
Austin R. Evers
Executive Director
American Oversight
1030 15th Street, NW
Suite B255
Washington, DC 20005
Re: 18-cv-00534 (2018-HQLI-00017)
American Oversight v. DHS
Third Interim Release
Dear Mr. Evers:
This is our third interim response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), dated November 1, 2017.
For this production, DHS reviewed 300 pages of which 10 pages are released in full and 240
pages are withheld in part pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(5), (b)(6), and (b)(7)(e). DHS has
also located and sent 50 pages to other agencies for consultation. The 250 pages for release are
bates stamped DHS-001-0534-003242 to DHS-001-0534-003491.
If you have any questions regarding this release, please contact Trial Attorney Laura Hunt, Civil
Division, Federal Programs Branch United States Department of Justice, by email at
Laura.A.Hunt@usdoj.gov.
Sincerely,
Bradley E. White
FOIA Program Specialist
Enclosure: 250 pages
DHS-001-0534-003242
July 10, 2017
Monday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Holzer, James
(b )(7)
VTC with the Secretary -- NAC (E) onference Room/Components via VTC
DO NOT FORWARD OR COPY THIS INVITATION
If there are any questions, please contact me at l.... (b_)_(6_) ________ ____.
*unclassified *
This VTC is for the Principal or Deputy only, no surrogates. DHS VVS fb )(6)
kb)(6) I w ill be the POC for VTC connections. If someone hap.._p_e_ n_s-to--,-b_e_a_t __, th_e_,
NAC, they are welcome to attend in person.
Participants
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Kirstjen Nielsen
Elizabeth Neumann
Chad Wolf
Gene Hamilton
Chris Krebs
Tiffany Cissna
Miles Taylor
Chip Fulghum, MGMT
Rich Chavez, OPS
Randolph Alles, USSS
Tom Homan, ICE
ADM Zukunft, USCG
Kevin McAleenan, CBP
Robert Fenton, FEMA
Huban Gowadia, TSA
James Mccament, CIS
David Hess, NPPD
Jonathan Hoffman, OPA
Ben Cassidy, OLA
Call re: A4A lett er --kb )(6)
Call-in # ,_l (b_)(6_l ____ _.
Participant Code 1._(b_)(_6l __ __.
FW: HOLD: VADM Pekoske HSGAC Confirmation Hearing Prep Session -- 7th & D St SW; Roorfb )(7)(E I
----- Origina l Appointment- ----
From: Simmons, Laura
Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:38 AM
To: Simmons, Laura; McNeil!, Ha; Wolf, Chad; Cissna, Tiffany; Taylor, M iles; Nielsen,
Kirstjen; Neumann, Elizabeth; b)(6) Cassidy, Ben; Harper, Jerald; Corbin, Susan;
!(b )(6) !6) I b )(6) l(b )(6) I
1 7/ 31/2019 3:30 PM
DHS-17-0497-C-000001
DHS-001-0534-003243
July 10, 2017 Continued
Monda
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Holzer, James
Cc: l(b)(6)
Subje ct: HOLD: VADM Pekoske HSGAC Confirmation Hearing Prep Session
When: Monday , July 10, 2017 1:00 PM-3:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: 7th & D St SW; Roo~ (b)(7)(E I
*remi nder•~l(b_)(_6 ) ____ ~
Secretary Jolin P. 1.(ft[[y
requests tfie p[easure of your company at a
Parewe[[
in fionor of l.._(b-)(
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:Monday, Ju[y 10, 2017
2:30
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*new date & time* C-UAS Update -- NA C, Building ~b)(7)(E) I
DO NOT FORWARD OR COPY THIS INVITATION
If there are any questions, please contact me at ~ .... (b_)(_6) ______ ____,
Lead Counselor: Miles Taylor
Lead Office: Policy
Attendees
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
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DHS-17-0497-C-000002
DHS-001-0534-003244
July 10, 2017 Continued
Monday
5:30 PM • 6:00 PM
5:30 PM · 6:00 PM
July 11, 2017
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Kirstjen Nielson
Elizabeth Neumann
Chad Wolf
Jeff Rezmovic
Miles Taylor
Chris Krebs
Gene Hamilton (not available)
Patty Cogswell, l&A
Joe Maher, OGC
M ichael Dougherty +2 (Tom McDermott and Dan Price), Policy
Bob Kolasky (attend ing) for David Hess, NPPD
Bill Bryan, S& T
Bill Callahan (attending) for Randolph Alles, USSS
VADM Ray (attend ing) for ADM Zukunft, USCG
Ron Vitiello (attenidng) for Kevin McAleenan , CBP
Huban Gowadia, TSA
Andre Hentz, S& T
Ben Cassidy, OLA
RDMLJones
Notes
Rescheduled from 6/30 - 7 /6/17, mjb.
*new time 7 / 1 0* End of Day Huddle •· COS Offi ce or Call in: l-(b~)(_6~) -------
Wi 11 occur every day after S1 has departed. Time subject to change
Budget Check-In -- ~l (b_)(_6_) ______ ~
S2 Support Plan Meeting -- NAC 5,~b)(7)(E I
Agency Chiefs of Staff Meeting -- Secretary of War Room, l(b)(7)(E)
All -
Cabinet Affairs hosts this meeting on Tuesdays from 10:30 AM - 11 :30
AM in Secretary of War Room! b)(7)(E) ~n the EEOB. Please let me know if
your principal is unable to attend . We kindly ask no plus ones or
proxies for the Chiefs .
Thank you,
l(b)(6)
Holzer, James 3 7/31/20 19 3:30 PM
DHS-17-0497-C-000003
DHS-001-0534-003245
July 11, 2017 Continued
Tuesda
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
*new time* Northern Border Report -- NAC (b)(?) onference Room I I=\
DO NOT FORWARD OR COPY THIS INVITATION
If there are any questions, please contact me at ~l (b-)-(6-)--------~
Lead Counselor: Gene Hamilton/Miles Taylor
Lead Office: Policy
Attendees
Secretary
Kirstjen Nielsen
Elizabeth Neumann
Chad Wolf
Gene Hamilton (not available)
Miles Taylor
Patty Cogswell, l&A
Joe Maher, OGC
Michael Dougherty, Policy
Tom Homan, ICE
Ron Vit iello (attend ing) Kevin McAleenan, CBP
FW: Re ulatory Reform Task Force Meeting (per EO 13777) -- NAC, Buildin GC Conference Room
b)(7)(E)
Holzer, James
-----Original Appointment -----
From: McDona ld, Christina
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 11:55 AM
To: McDonald, Christina ; Maher, Joseph; Dougherty , Michael; Fulghum, Chip;~kb_)(_6_) _~
l(b)(6) lkb)(6) jWolf , Chad; kb)(6) jRezmovic, Jeffrey; Stoddard ,
Kaitlin; Stough, Michael; Wo lf, Chad; b)(6)
Cc: Petyo, Briana; (b)(6) (b)(6) Cissna, Tiffany; Wuco,
Frank; l(b)(6) I kb)(6) I
Subject: Regulatory Reform Task Force Meet ing (per EO 13777)
When: Tuesday, July 11, 20171 :00 PM-2:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: NAC, j(b)(7)(E) PGC Conference Room~b)(7)(E) I
If you need to get cleared into th e NAC, please contact .... l(b_)_(6_) __________ __,
Please see attached for a copy of the draft agenda.
<< Attachments :
Agen da - RRTF - 07-1 1-17.docx (21.7KB)
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DHS-17-0497-C-000004
DHS-001-0534-003246
July 11, 2017 Continued
Tuesda
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Chad Wolf Swearing In/On-Boarding -- NACl(b)(?)(E) !