Background The FOIA, enacted in 1966, generally provides that any person has a right to obtain access to federal agency records except to the extent that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement records exclusions. The Privacy Act of 1974 may also be used by certain individuals to obtain access to records maintained by their names or other personal identifier in an agency system of records. Requests for Privacy Act records shall be processed in accordance with the Privacy Act, FDIC Regulations at…
Author: John Greenewald
Background This document had been classified since 1939, and has never seen the light of day. In fact, at the time of requesting, even the title was classified, and was unknown. In essence, when I filed the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to the Department of Defense (DOD), I had no idea what I was going to find. The MDR was a success, and the document was released. Declassified Document Report of the Coast Artillery Board on Project No. 1153, Heavy Antiaircraft Gun, March 9, 1939 [74 Pages, 10.9MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/ADC955131.pdf
Background The Formal and Informal Action Procedures (FIAP)Manual provides information on administrative procedures related to formal and informal corrective actions. Developed by the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection (DSC), the manual is intended to support the work of field, regional, and Washington staff involved in processing and monitoring corrective actions. The manual describes procedures for processing the actions most commonly initiated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). These include informal actions (memoranda of understanding and bank board resolutions) and the formal actions listed below: • Termination of insurance actions • Cease-and-desist actions • Removal, prohibition, and suspension actions…
Background This Order transmits the updated version of CIO P 1820.1, Chapter 3, Records Maintenance and Disposition System and completes the revision of the entire handbook, GSA Records Maintenance and Disposition System (OAD P 1820.2A). This handbook contains instructions on administering the internal GSA records management program. Descriptions of and approved disposition instructions for records created or received by GSA program offices are contained in record schedules issued by the GSA Records Officer. The GSA Records Maintenance and Disposition System, under the statutes governing Federal records management, promotes economic and efficient methods of creating, maintaining, using, and disposing of records.…
Background Office of Government Ethics The U.S. Office of Government Ethics, established by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, provides overall leadership and oversight of the executive branch ethics program designed to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest. OGE’s mission is part of the very foundation of public service. The first principle in the Fourteen Principles of Public Service is, “public service is a public trust, requiring employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws and ethical principles above private gain.” Public servants are expected to make impartial decisions based on the interests of the public when performing…