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Office of the Secretary of Defense · 2026-05-18 · 40 pages · text from the file's own layer

This Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release, dated May 18, 2026, is 40 pages of October 2023 email chains. They show the privacy and intelligence oversight office drafting a reply to Rep. Tim Burchett, who had asked about a reported June 2023 Air Force complaint against David Grusch. The November 1, 2023 response from Mark D. Dupont says an Air Force officer raised only a preliminary concern about a possible unauthorized disclosure and later withdrew it. It states that no complaint was ever filed.

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“The Pentagon”14 pages

  • p. 1 …OSD Pentagon OATSD PCLT Mailbox CATMS Group Box (b)(6) Cc: OSD Pentagon OASD LA Mailbox…
  • p. 3 …Good morning, On July 26, 2023, the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the…
  • p. 6 …OSD Pentagon OATSD PCLT Mailbox CATMS Group Box (b)(6) Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 10…
  • p. 8 …Since the hearing, it has come to Rep. Burchett's (TN-02) attention of the existence…
  • p. 11 …OSD Pentagon OATSD PCLT Mailbox CATMS Group Box (b)(6) Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 10…
  • p. 12 Executive Assistant Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and…
  • p. 14 …Since the hearing, it has come to Rep. Burchett's (TN-02) attention of the existence…
  • p. 19 Executive Assistant Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and…
  • p. 21 …Since the hearing, it has come to Rep. Burchett's (TN-02) attention of the existence…
  • p. 26 …Any chance I could 103)(5) Mark Executive Assistant Office of the Assistant to the Secretary…
  • p. 28 …Since the hearing, it has come to Rep. Burchett's (TN-02) attention of the existence…
  • p. 34 …s out of the office. Any chance I could From: OSD Pentagon OATSD PCLT Mailbox CATMS…
  • p. 36 …Since the hearing, it has come to Rep. Burchett's (TN-02) attention of the existence…
  • p. 40 …THE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PRIVACY, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND TRANSPARENCY 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON…
Any chance you
boss tomorrow morning.
I would like to get a final draft to my
CIV OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA)(b)(6)
From: Dupont, Mark D SES OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA)
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2023 2:41 PM
To: Bray, Kenneth E SES USAF AF -A2 (USA)
Cc: (b)(6) Vaj USAF 14 AF (USA)
Subject: FW: Tasker(s) Assigned by CMD (b)(6) j SUSP 11/2/2023 I CATMS-191023-
B2HM I INVESTIGATION STATUS UPDATE
Attachments: OSD008600-23 CONGRESSIONAL INCOMING.pdf; 23 10 26 Congressional Inquiry
Res•onse - Re• Burchett - Grusch.docx
Signed By:
Importance: High
Ken,
:he attached Word document. It is a proposed response to a
Congressional Inquiry (attached) in which Mr. Grusch raises concerns that Air Force filed a complaint with my office.
If you have any proposed edits or want to talk, I am at I will
Thanks!
Mark
From: Dupont, Mark D SES OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA)
Sent: Thursda October 26, 2023 1:50 PM
To: IV OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA) (b)(6)
Subject: FW: Tas ers Assigned by CMD (b)(6)
STATUS UPDATE
Importance: High
SUSP 11/2/2023 I CATMS-191023-B2HM I INVESTIGATION
Would you please
Mark
From: Dupont, Mark D SES OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA)
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2023 8:21 AM
To: Kozik, David A SES OSD OUSD INTEL & SEC (USA)P)(6)
Subject: FW: Tasker(s) Assigned by CMDb)(6)
STATUS UPDATE
DK,
SUSP 11/2/2023 I CATMS-191023-B2HM I INVESTIGATION

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