This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=GSA-2019-001091&type=request)
* Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001091
* Requester Name: Emma Best
* Date Submitted: 05/22/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I seek any and all documents in the agency's possession that pertain to the WikiLeaks website or organization from January 2006 to the present date, including but not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefings, reports and other documents related to, mentioning or generated as a result of:

* guidance and instructions for employees regarding visiting the website or otherwise reading or learning about it in the news

* internal reactions to the website's existence and disclosures

* damage reports regarding the website and its disclosures

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential leaks to the website

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential unauthorized viewing of the website or news reports analyzing it and/or its contents

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,

Emma Best

The FOIA request - GSA-2019-001091 description has been modified. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001091
* Requester: Emma Best
* Submitted Date: 05/22/2019
* Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I seek any and all documents in the agency's possession that pertain to the WikiLeaks website or organization from January 2006 to the present date, including but not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefings, reports and other documents related to, mentioning or generated as a result of:

* guidance and instructions for employees regarding visiting the website or otherwise reading or learning about it in the news

* internal reactions to the website's existence and disclosures

* damage reports regarding the website and its disclosures

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential leaks to the website

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential unauthorized viewing of the website or news reports analyzing it and/or its contents

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,

Emma Best

Dear Emma Best:
We received your request in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control GSA-2019-001091. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence concerning this request. Based on this, we anticipate response on or prior to June 26, 2019.
We have twenty (20) workdays in which to respond (excluding weekends and Federal Holidays).   However, it may not always be possible to provide the documents within this time period. In some cases, we may take an extension and will advise you. Please be advised that your request may be subject to fees for search, review and reproduction costs. Should this be the case, you will be given an estimate of the costs. All estimates are developed in Good Faith and are based on our reasonable judgment. However, due to the unique nature of each request and complexity of documents involved, actual costs to search and review the material may vary. You will be notified of fees, time frames and any other issues prior to and throughout the process.
Additionally, please be advised that at any time, you can log into the FOIAonline, to access your original request and review the workflow associated with this-tracking number.   Should you have any further questions, feel free to contact this office at our Toll Free Number 1-855-675-FOIA or by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov to inquire about the status of your request. If you have any concerns regarding the FOIA Requester Service Center, please contact Ms. Audrey Corbett Brooks, Public FOIA Liaison Officer at (mailto:gsa.foia@gsa.gov) (202) 501-3094 or by email at audrey.brooks@gsa.gov . (mailto:audrey.brooks@gsa.gov)
Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act Requester Service Center
U.S General Service Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number: (855)-675- FOIA
Fax number: (202) 501-2727

Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request GSA-2019-001091 has been determined to be not applicable as the request is not billable. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Request Created on: 05/22/2019
* Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I seek any and all documents in the agency's possession that pertain to the WikiLeaks website or organization from January 2006 to the present date, including but not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefings, reports and other documents related to, mentioning or generated as a result of:

* guidance and instructions for employees regarding visiting the website or otherwise reading or learning about it in the news

* internal reactions to the website's existence and disclosures

* damage reports regarding the website and its disclosures

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential leaks to the website

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential unauthorized viewing of the website or news reports analyzing it and/or its contents

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,

Emma Best
* Fee Waiver Original Justification: As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by
reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees
be waived.
* Fee Waiver Disposition Reason: N/A

Good Afternoon Ms. Best:
This is in reference to your GSA Freedom of Information Act Request: GSA-2019-001091 , in which you requested the following:
"To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: I seek any and all documents in the agency's possession that pertain to the WikiLeaks website or organization from January 2006 to the present date, including but not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefings, reports and other documents related to, mentioning or generated as a result of: * guidance and instructions for employees regarding visiting the website or otherwise reading or learning about it in the news * internal reactions to the website's existence and disclosures * damage reports regarding the website and its disclosures * efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential leaks to the website * efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential unauthorized viewing of the website or news reports analyzing it and/or its contents 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, Emma Best."
After careful review of your request, we have determined that your request is too broad in scope and does not specifically identify the records which you are seeking. The parameter of your request is broad to the point that any search conducted using them may result in thousands of potentially responsive documents.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides authority to Federal Agencies to release documents that are specifically identified by the requester.  It does not require an Agency to do an all-encompassing search of all records in order to respond to requests, create new records, answer questions posed by requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify records.
The Office managing your FOIA needs additional information in order to proceed with your FOIA.  Please describe the record you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort.  Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each records sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if you know, or the GSA component or office you believe created and/or controls the record.
Please note, per Records Management policy, GSA only maintains records for 6 years.
The below Template should assist you in submitting the Data Pull that is required for your FOIA Request; please be as specific and as narrow as possible, keeping in mind that GSA is a centralized federal government agency:
1. Keywords: This would be the name of the Individual/Title / Subject we are Searching-
i.e. First Name, Last name, Title, Subject
2. GSA component or office you believe created and/or controls the record.
i.e.  Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA).
3. Timeframe: Insert specific Date Range (from & to)
4. Mailboxes: Insert specific email addresses (include "@" symbol).  These are the Mailboxes that the Information will be searched & retrieved.
i.e  First Name.Last Name@Company/Govt Email Address
Additionally, there may be FOIA Fees to search and review the information retrieved from your email data pull request since email data pulls will oftentimes retrieve thousands of pages.  We will have more information for you once the data pull as been conducted.
If we do not receive an amended request from you within 10 business days from the date of this letter June 12, 2019, we will assume you are no longer interested in the FOIA request and will consider your request withdrawn. Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other request in the future.
Please be advised, our Office is available to discuss this FOIA request with you in more detail.  Should you need  to contact our office again about this matter, please reach us at our Toll Free number (855)-675-3642 and kindly reference you respond. FOIA Request number GSA-2019-001091
If you have any concerns regarding the FOIA Requester Service Center, please contact Ms. Audrey Corbett Brooks, Public FOIA Liaison Officer at (202) 501-3094 or by email at audrey.brooks@gsa.gov.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Respectfully,
GSA FOIA Requester Service Center
Washington DC Headquarter Office

The FOIA request - GSA-2019-001091 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001091
* Requester: Emma Best
* Submitted Date: 05/22/2019
* Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I seek any and all documents in the agency's possession that pertain to the WikiLeaks website or organization from January 2006 to the present date, including but not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefings, reports and other documents related to, mentioning or generated as a result of:

* guidance and instructions for employees regarding visiting the website or otherwise reading or learning about it in the news

* internal reactions to the website's existence and disclosures

* damage reports regarding the website and its disclosures

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential leaks to the website

* efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate potential unauthorized viewing of the website or news reports analyzing it and/or its contents

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,

Emma Best

GSA-2019-001091 has been processed with the following final disposition: Records Not Reasonably Described

This message is to notify you of a new appeal submission to the FOIAonline application. Appeal information is as follows:
* Appeal Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001318
* Request Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001091
* Requester Name: Emma Best
* Date Submitted: 07/03/2019
* Appeal Status: Submitted
* Description: You requested:

1. Keywords
2. GSA component or office [I] believe created and/or controls the record
3. Timeframe
4. Mailboxes

The 1st and 3rd were provided in the original request, while the 2nd and 4th are irrelevant, especially given the industry standard eDiscovery tools. How are the records not then reasonably described?

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Dear Emma Best:
We received your request in the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office and assigned control GSA-2019-001318. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence concerning this request. Based on this, we anticipate response on or prior to August 8, 2019.
We have twenty (20) workdays in which to respond (excluding weekends and Federal Holidays).   However, it may not always be possible to provide the documents within this time period. In some cases, we may take an extension and will advise you. Please be advised that your request may be subject to fees for search, review and reproduction costs. Should this be the case, you will be given an estimate of the costs. All estimates are developed in Good Faith and are based on our reasonable judgment. However, due to the unique nature of each request and complexity of documents involved, actual costs to search and review the material may vary. You will be notified of fees, time frames and any other issues prior to and throughout the process.
Additionally, please be advised that at any time, you can log into the FOIAonline, to access your original request and review the workflow associated with this-tracking number.   Should you have any further questions, feel free to contact this office at our Toll Free Number 1-855-675-FOIA or by email at gsa.foia@gsa.gov to inquire about the status of your request. If you have any concerns regarding the FOIA Requester Service Center, please contact Ms. Audrey Corbett Brooks, Public FOIA Liaison Officer at (mailto:gsa.foia@gsa.gov) (202) 205-5912 or by email at audrey.brooks@gsa.gov . (mailto:audrey.brooks@gsa.gov)
Respectfully,
Freedom of Information Act Requester Service Center
U.S General Service Administration
1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300
Washington, DC 20405
Toll Free number: (855)-675- FOIA
Fax number: (202) 501-2727

Good morning Ms. Best - This email is in response to your Appeal of
GSA-2019-001318. Since you have responded to our 5/30/2019 clarification
request by appealing your original request (GSA-2019-001091), we will be
closing this Appeal and reopening your original request since your intent
for the Appeal was for GSA to respond to your original request.

In reference to your original request and the response you provided in this
Appeal, we can indeed run an email data pull using the following criteria
(see below highlighted in *BLUE*), however:

- In accordance with our Records Management Policy, we only retain
records for 6 years. As a result, the timeframe of your data pull will be
7/18/2013 thru 7/18/2019.
- Since your request is broad in nature, after running the email data
pull, we anticipate thousands of pages of emails; most of which will not be
responsive to your request. For example, GSA employees (over 12,000 work
for GSA) receive news feeds and if the keyword (i.e. WikiLeaks") is in
these news feeds, it will capture all these emails. Since this topic has
been in the news for quite some time, these emails will make up a
significant amount of the emails being pulled.
- Because this email data pull could retrieve thousands of pages of
emails, it will take us several months to review this pull. Please
understand, reviewing and coordinating large email data pulls are
time-consuming. First, our IT Office must perform the email data pull and
than convert the results of the pull into a user-friendly format (i.e.
pdf). Next, the SME must review the emails resulting from the pull to
ensure they are responsive to your request. After the initial review and if
there are documents responsive to your request, the SME will review and
when necessary, redact information that is considered Personally
identifiable information (PII), pre-decisional, attorney-client privilege,
etc. Once the SME has completed this part of the process, the responsive
package must be coordinated for final approval prior to release. Due to
the possible voluminous nature of your email data pull request as well as a
backlog of other large and voluminous data pulls currently being worked by
the GSA FOIA Office, we anticipate it will take at a minimum 8-10 months to
complete the review and coordination.

If there is any way you could help us narrow the scope of your request, it
would be greatly appreciated. For example;

- Do you have additional keywords we could use for the email data pull?
- Is there a specific group of GSA employees you would be most
interested in such as the GSA Administrator Suite, GSA Senior Leaders, etc.

If not, we will run the email data pull as is. Thank you for your
attention in this matter.
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*REQUEST DESCRIPTION: *

"all documents in the agency's possession that pertain to the WikiLeaks
website or organization from January 2006 to the present date, including
but not limited to emails, memos, notes, briefings, reports and other
documents related to, mentioning or generated as a result of: * guidance
and instructions for employees regarding visiting the website or otherwise
reading or learning about it in the news; * internal reactions to the
website's existence and disclosures; * damage reports regarding the website
and its disclosures; * efforts to identify, investigate and/or mitigate
potential leaks to the website; * efforts to identify, investigate and/or
mitigate potential unauthorized viewing of the website or news reports
analyzing it and/or its contents."

*Data Pull Criteria:*

1. *Keyword: *

- "WikiLeaks*"*

2. *Timeframe:* 07/18/2013 - 07/18/2019

3. *Mailboxes: *

- @gsa.gov

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <admin@foiaonline.gov>
Date: Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 8:22 AM
Subject: FOIA Assignment for GSA-2019-001318
To: <duane.fulton@gsa.gov>

You have been assigned to the FOIA appeal - GSA-2019-001318. Additional
details for this item are as follows:

- Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001318
- Requester: Emma Best
- Appeal Track: N/A
- Submitted Date: 07/03/2019
- Due Date: 08/01/2019
- Short Description: N/A
- Description: You requested:

1. Keywords
2. GSA component or office [I] believe created and/or controls the record
3. Timeframe
4. Mailboxes

The 1st and 3rd were provided in the original request, while the 2nd and
4th are irrelevant, especially given the industry standard eDiscovery
tools. How are the records not then reasonably described?

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://
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U.S. General Services Administration

Duane Fulton

Lead Government Information Specialist

Office of Accountability and Transparency (H3)

Office of Administrative Services

(Cell) 202-536-8144

The FOIA appeal - GSA-2019-001318 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: GSA-2019-001318
* Requester: Emma Best
* Submitted Date: 07/03/2019
* Description: You requested:

1. Keywords
2. GSA component or office [I] believe created and/or controls the record
3. Timeframe
4. Mailboxes

The 1st and 3rd were provided in the original request, while the 2nd and 4th are irrelevant, especially given the industry standard eDiscovery tools. How are the records not then reasonably described?

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

GSA-2019-001091 has been processed with the following final disposition: No Records