Oh I have a few things to say about this... https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1341522871873658882

June 26, 2018 the ACLU submitted a FOIA request.
To date the FBI has failed to produce A SINGLE document/record

“...seeking records reflecting the governing policies and forensic capabilities of an FBI unit, the Electronic Device
Analysis Unit (EDAU)...

based on public reporting & sourcing of RFPs the FBI’s EDAU
Mobile Device Unlock Request
GreyKey GreyShift Forensic Workstation
The ACLU also FOIA’d the AG, DOJ-OIG & FBI to date zero documents provided re GrayShift and/or Checkpoint Technologies
But there are numerous contracts

“..over two years since the ACLU submitted the Request, the AG’s office has neither released responsive records nor explained its failure to do so“
@JusticeOIG hasn’t even acknowledge the ACLU’s FOIA request
The FBI is playing FOIA exemption & GLOMAR game.
https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/1-0._complaint.pdf

I’m serious you will pry FPDS out of my cold dead hands

—>migration to the BETA SAMs platform<—

Because @ACLU may have missed a hunk of actual contracts the FBI awarded - wanna see my receipts?
Okie Dokie

Contract ID:15F06719P0002391
Action Obligation ($):$768,586.00
MORE?

Aug 2, 2018
—>Contract ID: 15F06718P0004502
Action Obligation: $264,000.00

Jul 23, 2019
—>Contract ID:15F06719P0002989
Action Obligation: $15,030.00 (later canceled)

Jun 6, 2019
—>Contract ID:15F06720P0001762
Action Obligation: $110,775.00

LOLs if it’s in a Fed database

Here I converted my query in FPDS into a PDF and uploaded it to a public drive.
The issue here is a delicate balance of
- in ensuring LE has the tools
- isn‘t trampling our collective civil rights
there has to be a better way to thread this needle https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z41V6GoRZDs3OlCJBhPkVT1R1pXDNvSQ/view?usp=drivesdk