Exemption 10

The documents we post here are related to the Investigative Reporting Workshop's FOIA blog, Exemption 10.

HUD demands records be returned

This letter from HUD to We ARE Marina del Rey demands the group return the documents it received. HUD acknowledges ...

HUD responds to FOIA request

In a fast -- by most standards -- response, HUD agrees to release all the documents it has found responsive ...

HUD says FOIA request not done properly, reiterates demands for documents' return

Now the department says it has determined that "the appropriate procedures were not observed" when it processed the original request.

Nuclear Intelligence Weekly article on USEC loan guarantee

This is Sam Tranum's story from last October that details information about a request for a $2 billion loan guarantee ...

Partial List of Applicant Names - 12/2009

A partial list of the names of applicants to the Section 1603 program, which along with a heavily blacked out ...

Treasury Denial Of Fee Waiver-2011-02

The Treasury's final denial of Russ Choma's appeal for a fee waiver to avoid paying $12,400 in fees.

We ARE Marina del Rey FOIA request

This is the Freedom of Information Act request filed in March by the citizens group, We ARE Marina del Rey.

Citizens' group responds to HUD

The citizens group, We ARE Marina del Rey tells HUD it hasn't made copies of the documents and agrees to ...

DOD Audit of Colgan Air

The Department of Defense audits commercial air carriers it contracts with to fly DOD employees. The Workshop and PBS FRONTLINE ...

DOD Audits of United Airlines

The Department of Defense audits commercial air carriers it contracts with to fly DOD employees. The Workshop and PBS FRONTLINE ...

Email chain between Sam Tranum and Energy Department FOIA official

Several months worth of email exchanges show the back and forth between the reporter and the agency.

FOIA FAA Inspections of Ameco - final response

This FOIA response dated July 8, 2010, was in reference to our request for inspection records of Ameco, an independent ...

FOIA FAA Inspections of airline maintenance repair stations

This FOIA response dated June 23, 2010, is to a request for inspection records of several independent aircraft repair stations. ...

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