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They have one name on the list that is noted as (Gawker Media). This should be interesting to watch. Grabs some popcorn Part of me thinks this is more about ge
by ianstallings 13y ago
They have one name on the list that is noted as (Gawker Media). This should be interesting to watch. Grabs some popcorn
Part of me thinks this is more about getting their fees than spying on anyone. Uncle Sam never misses a dime.
- kilroy123 13y agoUnless you're very wealthy and know how to exploit various loopholes...
- duskwuff 13y agoKeep in mind one of the categories on this list is "Needs to be Assigned to a Permanent Fee Coordinator". In other words, they're free to file FOIA requests, they're just filing enough of them (and consuming enough resources in the process) that they've got an account with the office to handle those fees. I strongly suspect this is the category Gawker has fallen into.
- ianstallings 13y agoYeah that was my thought as well. In government you need to be accountable at all times for the time and money you spend on any effort. They track anything and everything if they think it may help cover their asses when someone asks "why did you spend all 40 hours last week on FOIA requests"? Or "why aren't these people, who have made request after request, being charged for that time"? That's my hope at least. That it's not some list of ne'er-do-wells.
- code_duck 13y agoAt least in part money related, it seems - Check out the key to the color codes on the bottom of the fourth page - 'Aggregating fees' and 'Need to be assigned a permanent fee coordinator'.