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&26-F-2570 40PgsRel 1-26-cv-00607 05-18-26 (FOIA 26-F-2486)

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.

,b)(6) •
From: Dupont, Mark D SES OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA)
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 2:38 PM
To: Kozik, David A SES OSD OUSD INTEL & SEC (USA)
(b)(6)
Subject: FW: Tasker(s) Assigned by CMD (b)(6)
STATUS UPDATE
SUSP 11/2/2023 I CATMS-191023-B2HM I INVESTIGATION
IV (USA)
From: OSD Pentagon OATSD PCLT Mailbox CATMS Group Box
(b)(6)
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 10:06 AM
To: Dupont, Mark D SES OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA)
(PCLT) (USA) :b)(6)
Cc: Chung, Joo Y SES OSD OATSD PCLT USA (b)(6)
b)(6)
Subject: FW: Tasker(s) Assigned by CMD (b)(6)
IV OSD OATSD
(b)(6) IV OSD OATSD PCLT
CTR OSD OATSD (PCLT) (USA) (b)(6)
I SUSP 11/2/2023 CATMS-191023-B2HM INVESTIGATION
(b)(6) (b)(6)
STATUS UPDATE
ALCON,
We just received this congressional tasker via CATMS for our prompt response.
(b)(5)
(b)(5)(b)(6)
(b)(6)(USA)
If you've got too much going on, no worries.
Thanks!
Mark
DK or
FYSA, we received the attached inquiry via CATMS. According to his email, (b)( s out of the office. Any chance I could
103)(5)
Mark
Executive Assistant
Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency
Depart vent of Defense
Phone: )(6)
E-mail: )(6)
From: Admin, CATMS
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2023 9:58 AM
To: OSD Pentagon OATSD PCLT Mailbox CATMS Group Boxi(b)(6)
Cc: OSD Pentagon OASD LA Mailbox Coordinations (b)(6)
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