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This FOIA request was sent to Mr. Leslie R. Blake, head of the Defense Security Service Office of Freedom of Information and Privacy, by e-mail to <leslie.blake@mail.dss.mil> on 11 July 2002.
Dear Mr. Blake:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552). I request that a copy of the following documents be provided to
me:
All inspection reports produced by the Department of
Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) Quality Assurance
Program, from its inception in September 1996 to the present,
along with any associated documentation.
F. Inspection Report.
1. Response to Recommendations. A final report of inspection
will be forwarded to the supervisor of the PDD program manager. The
inspected agency shall respond, in writing, to the Director, DoDPI, to
recommendations noted in the final inspection report.
2. Final Disposition--Concur. In those instances wherein the
QAP and the inspected agency concur that all recommendations have been
satisfied, the compliance with these standards will be attested to, in
writing, by the Director, DoDPI.
3. Final Disposition--Non-concur. In those instances in which
the QAP and the inspected agency do not concur on the findings of the
inspection, the issues of disagreement will be forwarded through the
Director, DoDPI, to the program manager's supervisor.
The Handbook also notes that DoDPI's Quality Assurance Program
(QAP) will inspect each federal polygraph agency's quality control
procedures biennially.
The requested information is of considerable public
interest. According [to] the Federal PDD [Examiner] Handbook, the purpose of
DoDPI's QAP inspections is "to ensure ethical, professional and
technical standards are maintained." Release of the requested
documentation will enable the public to know to what extent any
ethical, professional, and technical standards are being maintained by
the federal polygraph community, allowing for better-informed public
debate over federal polygraph policy.
Please send the requested documents to me at the following
address:
G.W. Maschke
Hart Nibbrigkade 22
2597 XV The Hague
The Netherlands
I am willing to pay fees for this request up to a maximum of $25.
If you estimate that the fees will exceed this limit, please inform me
first.
I request, however, a waiver of fees for this request because
disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public
interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public
understanding of the operations or activities of the DoD and is not in
my commercial interest.
Sincerely,
George W. Maschke
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