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Burdette Has Strong Weekend Leading Men's Volleyball to 3-1 Opening Weekend at EMU Invite; Edelman Named to All-Classic Team
January 23, 2011
MISENHEIMER, N.C. The Pfeiffer University mens volleyball team opened up the 2011 season with a 3-1 weekend at the Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn EMU DII/DIII Classic hosted by Eastern Mennonite University. The year started with a 3-0 sweep over the City College of New York and 3-1 loss to Medaille on Friday night. Day two saw the Falcons sweep both matches picking up 3-1 victories over Lancaster Bible and host EMU.
MATCH ONE: Pfeiffer 3, CCNY 0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-11)
The Falcons had no problem taking care of CCNY to grab their first victory of the season in straight sets. Drew Burdette led the way with eight kills while Josh Mahan and Eric Edelman each had six. All three Falcons hit over .400 in the match. Evan Fullerton dished out 25 assists while libero Mark Hess picked up seven digs. As a team, Pfeiffer hit .443 in the win which includes hitting .588 in the final set.
MATCH TWO: Medaille 3, Pfeiffer 1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-23, 25-17)
The first bump in the road came later on Friday night at the hands of Medaille. The first three sets were all decided by the minimum two points while Medaille pulled away later in set four. Burdette continued his hot start with 17 kills to pace the Falcons. Fullerton tossed up 40 more assists while Hess added six digs. Pfeiffer hit .256 as a team adding 10 blocks against Medaille.
MATCH THREE: Pfeiffer 3, Lancaster Bible 1 (25-7, 25-11, 22-25, 25-12)
The Falcons cruised early in sets one and two before falling in set three. Pfeiffer bounced back with another easy win in set four for the match victory. Burdette started Saturday like he ended Friday with a team high 13 kills hitting .667. Josh Mahan added nine kills with Micah Bortner and Michael McLaughlin each added a half-dozen. Fullerton put up 29 more assists while Hess led again with 11 digs. Pfeiffer hit .619 in set one leading to a .391 match hitting percentage.
MATCH FOUR: Pfeiffer 3, Eastern Mennonite 1 (34-32, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22)
Pfeiffer trailed 24-21 in set one facing game point until they rallied all the way back to grab a 34-32 opening set win. After EMU squared the match at one apiece, the Falcons rolled to wins in set three and four to complete the weekend. McLaughlin paced the Falcons with a dozen kills while Burdette and Eric Edelman each had 10. Fullerton dished out 39 assists to end the weekend while Edelman also had the team high in digs with 10. Defense also played very well with 12 blocks holding EMU to hitting just .042.
Pfeiffer, playing as an official division one sport in mens volleyball, will get its first taste of a division one atmosphere traveling to Ball State for a pair of games in two weeks. The Falcons will take on the hosts Friday, February 4th at 7:30 p.m. while facing Mount St. Josephs on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

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You can develop your web service using a groovy script and/or a groovy class. Imagine, we want to publish a web service performing simple arithmetics. First, we have to write the business class implementing the basic operations. In our example, we chose to just implement simple add and square operations. Note that this class is quite generic and could be use locally.
Then we have to publish this service. In order to do so, we use WSServer and create one so called node linking our class with a URL.
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Hi, its a nice example, but if i need use spring:
like this
MathService.groovy (interface)
MathServiceImpl.groovy (implementation)
WSServer.groovy (Publish WS)
how i can do this. Can you put a example please
I've been trying to get this simple example to work for a while and had no luck... I am a novice to web services and groovy, so I am likely just missing something here.
Here's my MathService class:
package com.groovy.service;
public class MathService { double add(double arg0, double arg1)Unknown macro: { return (arg0 + arg1); }
double square(double arg0)Unknown macro: { return (arg0 * arg0); }
package com.groovy.service;
public class MathService {
double add(double arg0, double arg1)Unknown macro: { return (arg0 + arg1); }
double square(double arg0)Unknown macro: { return (arg0 * arg0); }
Here's the simple driver:
package com.groovy.service;
import groovyx.net.ws.WSServer
class MathServiceLauncher {
static main(args)Unknown macro: { MathService ms = new MathService() println "value}
When I launch the driver, I get the following message: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: MathService
I don't seem to know what I am doing wrong or more likely, what piece of the puzzle I am missing as I am trying to start the server from within Eclipse.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looks like you are not using groovy. You can run the sample pretty much as-is. I just moved the import up to the top and put the whole script in as below. The interesting bit was getting Jetty to stop, as the script terminates but jetty keeps on going.
You can test the service simply by putting this in your browser: "http://localhost:6980/MathService?WSDL"


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VERSAILLES - An industrial accident claimed the life of a worker at Codino's Limited Inc. on Tuesday afternoon.
The call for help went out to local emergency services (EMS) that a worker was caught in an extruder and that it was a possible death. An extruder is a piece of equipment used in food processing that has an auger that conveys material through high pressure to cut.
Glenn Brown, general manager of the facility released the following statement a couple of hours after the accident," There was a workplace fatality at Codino's Limited in Versailles, Ohio. The accident is currently under investigation. We are not releasing any names until the family has been notified."
The facility in Versailles is one of two properties owned by Codino's, a pasta manufacturer of products like stuffed rigatoni, stuffed ziti, lasagna sandwiches and lasagna rollettes.
According to their website, Codino's has been family owned and operated for over 50 years.
Darke County Coroner Dr. Tim Kathman said investigators with the coroner's office put on Tyvk suits, used as a barrier for processing the scene. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) was also called to the scene.
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TomTom GO 520 tops latest Which? satellite navigation report
~Satellite navigation set to become one of the most popular Christmas presents this year~
UK, 23 November 2007 - The independent consumer association Which? has selected the TomTom GO 520 as 'Best Buy' product in their latest satellite navigation report. They tested 19 of the latest "plug and go" satnavs to discover which model will be getting consumers from A to B this Christmas. The TomTom GO 520 came out on top and was awarded 73%, the highest rating of all the models tested. The TomTom GO 520 was complimented for its ease to use. Quality of instruction and voice recognition feature that allows hands-free programming.
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Brand Name: Dologesic, Dologesic DF, Zgesic
What is BeFlex (acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine)?
Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and a fever reducer.
Phenyltoloxamine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine is a combination medicine used to treat runny nose, sneezing, and pain or fever caused by the common cold, flu, or seasonal allergies.
Acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about BeFlex (acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine)?
Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
Do not take more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death. Call your doctor at once if you have nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes).
In rare cases, acetaminophen may cause a severe skin reaction. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling.
Acetaminophen is contained in many combination medicines. Taking certain products together can cause you to get too much acetaminophen which can lead to a fatal overdose. Check the label to see if a medicine contains acetaminophen or APAP.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking BeFlex (acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine)?
You should not take this medication if you are allergic to acetaminophen or phenyltoloxamine.
Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safe for you to take this medicine if you have other medical conditions, especially:
asthma or COPD, cough with mucus, or cough caused by smoking, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis;
a blockage in your stomach or intestines;
liver disease, alcoholism, or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day;
kidney disease;
high blood pressure, heart disease;
enlarged prostate or urination problems;
glaucoma; or
overactive thyroid.
It is not known whether acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine will harm an unborn baby. Do not use this medicine without your doctor's advice if you are pregnant.
This medication may pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Antihistamines may also slow breast milk production. Do not use this medicine without your doctor's advice if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Artificially sweetened liquid medicine may contain phenylalanine. Check the medication label if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
How should I take BeFlex (acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine)?
Use exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. This medicine is usually taken only for a short time until your symptoms clear up.
Do not take more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death.
Measure liquid medicine with a special dose-measuring spoon or medicine cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
Do not crush, chew, or break an extended-release tablet. Swallow it whole.
Do not give this medication to a child younger than 4 years old. Always ask a doctor before giving a cough or cold medicine to a child. Death can occur from the misuse of cough and cold medicines in very young children.
Do not take for longer than 7 days in a row. Stop taking the medicine and call your doctor if you still have a fever after 3 days of use, you still have pain after 7 days (or 5 days if treating a child), if your symptoms get worse, or if you have a skin rash, ongoing headache, or any redness or swelling.
If you need surgery or medical tests, tell the surgeon or doctor ahead of time if you have taken this medicine within the past few days.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not allow liquid medicine to freeze.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Since this medicine is taken when needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are taking the medication regularly, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of acetaminophen can be fatal.
The first signs of an acetaminophen overdose include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, sweating, and confusion or weakness. Later symptoms may include pain in your upper stomach, dark urine, and yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.
What should I avoid while taking BeFlex (acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine)?
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using any other cold, allergy, pain, or sleep medication. Acetaminophen (sometimes abbreviated as APAP) is contained in many combination medicines. Taking certain products together can cause you to get too much acetaminophen which can lead to a fatal overdose. Check the label to see if a medicine contains acetaminophen or APAP.
Avoid drinking alcohol. It may increase your risk of liver damage while taking acetaminophen, and can increase certain side effects of chlorpheniramine.
This medicine may cause blurred vision or impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.
BeFlex (acetaminophen and phenyltoloxamine) side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
In rare cases, acetaminophen may cause a severe skin reaction that can be fatal. This could occur even if you have taken acetaminophen in the past and had no reaction. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling. If you have this type of reaction, you should never again take any medicine that contains acetaminophen.
Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have:
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As we imbibe (prudently, of course) we receive revelation ... and this leads to salvation.
Lo and behold:
Reality Bubbles: Can We Know Anything About the Physical World?
Christian de Quincey
Journal of Consciousness Studies, 15(8), 94-101 (2008)
Abstract: From Plato's eidos, to Descartes' cogito, to Kant's numenon, our understanding of reality has faltered at a seemingly impossible, double-edged, impasse. First, an ontological 'hard problem': If mind and matter are so radically different and separate, how do they ever interact? Second, a related epistemological conundrum: How is it possible for mind to ever know anything about matter—including whether it even exists? Then came Whitehead. By shifting the mind-matter relation from substances interacting in space to complementary phases in process, he offered a way through, or at least around, the Kantian impasse. His panpsychist ontology came hand-in-glove with an epistemology of intersubjectivity: We can know the objective physical world because the actual world is not just physical, and because it necessarily and intimately informs and constitutes our subjective experience.
Whitehead revolutionized metaphysics by proposing that reality is composed of enduring moments in process. ... Every actuality is an occasion or moment of experience. Every moment endures briefly as 'now' before it completes itself and expires to become a past moment. It is then immediately succeeded by a new moment of 'now'. Whitehead summed up this process in a memorable phrase: 'Now subject, then object.'
(p. 97)
Think of reality as made up of countless gazillions of 'bubble moments,' where each bubble is both physical and mental—a bubble or quantum of sentient energy. ... Each bubble exists for a moment, then pops! and the resulting 'spray' is the objective 'stuff' that composes the physical pole of the next momentary bubble. Each bubble exists now, and it endures for a split moment until it, too, pops! The quantum of time between the formation of each new bubble and when it pops is the 'lifetime' of a moment of subjective experience. ... Each bubble, therefore, is both mental and physical—just as panpsychism tells us. These oscillating poles of mental-physical-mental, leap-frogging each other through time, are the fundamental ingredients of reality: bubbles or quanta of sentient energy or purposeful action.
(p. 99)
One of the attractions of Whitehead's panpsychist ontology is that it embraces the core insights of dualism, materialism, and idealism. ... Combining these multiple intuitions in an integrated process is the fundamental insight of panpsychism.
(pp. 100-101)
Christian de Quincey is singing from my hymnal. I've been evangelizing for this view for years. I did it independently of Whitehead but I based it on set theory—as Whitehead did. We agree! My extra is to take the quantum metaphor literally, as the phenomenology of certain decahertz photons radiating from neural action.
If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it did it make a sound? I say yes. If there were no people in this universe to see it would there still be a universe (unfolding in the same way it does now)? I say yes again. We are contingent on the universe for existence, it is not contingent on us. That, and the fact that we are made of the same damn stuff as everything else should tell you that reality didn't arise from us, we arose out of it.
This seems so simple! Why why why do so many great minds seem to ignore this for some grander complex explanation….
I would be interested in reading the whole article, but not enough to pay $30. If you have a link or PDF of it post it or send me a PM.


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NYC's Islamophobic and anti-Arab 'savages' bus ads to go ahead
But a federal judge in Manhattan, Paul Engelmayer, said he agree with blogger Pamela Geller that her First Amendment right allows the ads to continue, sparking much concern that Islamophobia in the United States is being allowed to grow and has found support in the judiciary.
"If we decided to put ask for ads saying Israel and Jews were savages, we would be protested and the court would agree with them that they are hate speech so I don't see the difference here," said Muslim-American and CUNY student Omar Makram Radwan.
The Pakistani-American, who has lived all his life in New York City, told Bikyamasr.com that "this sort of hate speech is now being tolerated by judges and as Ramadan hits it is very unfortunate. People are angry."
The judge, however, said that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was wrong in rejecting Geller's ads.
Geller is the executive director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative. She publishes a blog called Atlas Shrugged that warns of growing "Islamization" in the United States and around the world.
The MTA rejected the group's bus ad, arguing that advertisements should not "demean individuals or groups based on race, religion or other protected categories."
Engelmayer, in his injunction on Friday, barred the MTA from enforcing its own standards. The case is to be heard again on August 29, and could force the MTA to allow the ads to be placed in public view.
Radwan and others tell Bikyamasr.com that if the ads go up, "there will be widespread anger and protests against what to almost all common person is blatant hate speech against Muslims and Muslim-Americans."
What are your thoughts on these New York bus ads? Are they blatant racism or freedom of speech?
Top Headlines
Muslims are the best. yall just hatin. This is coming from a jewish man.
This is a perfectly accurate and moderate billboard message.
Islam is an imperialistic, fascistic political ideology.
Almost every conflict in the world is centred around Muslims baying for the blood of Christians, Jews, Hindus or whoever has the misfortune of being located close to them.
I am not surprised comments like this coming from a country that did it to the original land owners. Zionist hide behind the US and it's trolls in congress and senate push their agenda for them. The really pity is Christian turn a blind eye.
The Arabs are savages. I don't have a problem with calling a spade a spade.
If you call such thing as freedome of speech then announce publicly you hate muslims why fooling people
if in any muslim country vice versa happens you call them terrorism supporting country so whats the difference here ???
Be think like human
In short:
What's "islamophobic" about criticising jihadists?
Aren't there supposed to be "moderate" Muslims, and "extremists"?
Isn't there supposed to be a difference?
You can only have a problem with this ad if YOU believe there is no difference.
And I address these comments to the author of the article.
The poster makes no mention of arabs, or of moderate muslims.
It specifically mentions jihadists.
So unless you're a jihadist.
Or YOU believe there's no difference between Arabs, Muslims and jihadists ...
you should have no problem with the ad.
Muslims pretend to be just like any other guy in the street, but only a fool will not see that their religion is full of hatred for those with differing faith. Any jew that accept an arab or muslim as friend is only fooling himself. Even in Nigeria today they form terror groups: boko haram, which goes about killing innocent people in the name of their god. Yet when someone boldly calls their religion hate-filled they try to quote the laws of civilized nations as though they live by such laws.
We have a saying: "If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, its a duck !"
Peter your comment is totally ridiculous! If you know a damn thing about history, you'll know that if it wasn't for Islam and Muslims, Jews would be a thing of the history books.
Secondly, you ignore that the British foreign policy is still to this day morally bankrupt as are all the Euro-colonialists foreign policies. Everywhere they went, when they gave "independence" to the states, they installed despotic regimes where the leader was in no way, shape or form representative of the majority of the population.
Zionism is a policy built on racial hatred. If Zionism stopped, there will be world peace.
So Peter, get your head out the sand and just look at what the US Foreign Policy has been since 1940s and then talk to me about peace. Start by stop sending drones murdering civilians in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan etc. start by apologising for colonising Iraq, Kuwait, Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Libya etc.
They are nothing but freedom of speech, if you have a problem with them,` then maybe you are the problem.
The intense obsession that Muslims have with Jews is no secret. They indoctrinate their children with hate generation after generation.
It pre-dates Israel. It pre-dates the British concept of a Jewish state It's gone on for 1500 years and feeds off a mistaken, archaic interpretation of the Quran.
The barbaric instability in the Middle-East is a result of this hate-based theology.
If Muslims don't want to be stereotyped and blood-thirsty savages then they should start speaking up for decency.


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Today marks the 80th birthday of William Shatner. It's hard to think of any other actor who's had such a long and varied career on the small screen. In addition to starring as Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek, one of the medium's most popular shows, Shatner has starred in seven other shows as well — Star Trek: The Animated Series, Barbary Coast, For the People, T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911, Boston Legal, and currently $#*! My Dad Says.
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Zeek Represents Pfeiffer on Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team
February 24, 2011
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Conference Carolinas is proud to announce the 2010-2011 Basketball Academic All-Conference award winners. League member institutions stress the role of "Academics and Athletics Working Together" and each sports Academic All-Conference award winners exemplify this continued league-wide commitment. The 2010-2011 Conference Carolinas Basketball Academic All-Conference representatives have been awarded to the following junior and senior student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution that have played in a conference sponsored sport.
The GPA is calculated based on the student-athletes cumulative average through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.
Each year the Academic All-Conference Team is released while closing out each regular season before starting the tournament championships. Mens Basketball will begin tournament play on Monday, February 28 with quarterfinal games being played at the higher seeded team. The women will begin tournament play Tuesday, March 1 with quarterfinal games being played at the higher seeded team. Conference Champions will be determined Saturday for the men and Sunday for the women also at the highest remaining seeds. Keep up with all the Conference Carolinas winter tournament action on the league website at: http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/Championships/2010-11/2010-11BsktblChampionshipsTrnyPage
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletic conference made up of 11 teams from North Carolina and South Carolina. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Coker College, Converse College, Erskine College, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, Mount Olive College, Pfeiffer University, Queens University of Charlotte, and St. Andrews Presbyterian College. For the upcoming 2011-12 academic year King College (Bristol, TN) and North Greenville University (Tigerville, SC) will join as full Conference Carolinas league members.
Womens Basketball Academic All-Conference Team
Shayla Jackson, Belmont Abbey College
Paula Regalado, Belmont Abbey College
Maija Castren, Coker College
Megan Thomas, Coker College
Porsha Morgan, Erskine College
Janina Thurau, Lees-McRae College
Whitney Lee, Limestone College
Lauren Pace, Limestone College
Kaileigh Wes, Limestone College
Brittany Miller, Mount Olive College
Ashley Zeek, Pfeiffer University
Shakaria Hamlin, Queens University of Charlotte
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Freedom of Information Act
|State sunshine laws
|The WikiFOIA portal
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United States. It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 4, 1966 (Amended 2002) and went into effect the following year. This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the federal government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures and grants nine exemptions to the statute. [1]
- 1 Background
- 2 Scope
- 3 The Privacy Act Amendments of 1974
- 4 The 1976 Government in the Sunshine Act amendments to the FOIA
- 5 The 1986 Omnibus Anti-Drug Abuse Act amendments to the FOIA
- 6 Reagan's Executive Order limiting the FOIA
- 7 Expansion of the FOIA during the Clinton Administration
- 8 The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
- 9 Bush's Executive Order limiting the FOIA
- 10 The Intelligence Authorization Act of 2002 amending the FOIA
- 11 Bush signs "OPEN Government Act of 2007" - December 31, 2007
- 12 The Office of Government Information Services
- 13 Notable cases
- 14 Executive privilege
- 15 See also
- 16 External links
- 17 References
With the ongoing stress on both constitutional and inherent rights of American citizens and the added assertion of government subservience to the individual, some thought it was necessary for government information to be available to the public.
However, the sensitivity of some government information and private interests clash with this view. Therefore, Congress attempted to enact a Freedom of Information Act in 1966 that would effectively deal with requests for government records, consistent with the belief that the people have the "right to know" about them. The 1974 privacy act additionally covered government documents charting individuals.
However, it is in the exemptions to solicitation of information under these acts that problems and discrepancies arise. The nine exemptions to the FOIA address issues of sensitivity and personal rights. They are (as listed in Title 5, section 552): [1]
- (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order;
- related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency;
- specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld;
- trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential;
- inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency;
- personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
- records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual;
- contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or
- geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells.
The act explicitly applies only to federal government agencies. These agencies are under several mandates to comply with public solicitation of information. Along with making public and accessible all bureaucratic and technical procedures for applying for documents from that agency, agencies are also subject to penalties for hindering the process of a petition for information. If "agency personnel acted arbitrarily or capriciously with respect to the withholding, [a] Special Counsel shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted against the officer or employee who was primarily responsible for the withholding."[2] In this way, there is recourse for one seeking information to go to a Federal court if suspicion of illegal tampering or delayed sending of records exists. However, there are nine exemptions, ranging from a withholding "specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy" and "trade secrets" to "clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."[2] Thus, in all cases, the President has unlimited power in declaring something off-limits or necessarily classified in the concern of national safety.
The Privacy Act Amendments of 1974
Following the Watergate scandal, President Gerald R. Ford wanted to sign Freedom of Information Act-strengthening amendments in the Privacy Act of 1974, but concern about leaks (by his chief of staff Donald Rumsfeld and deputy Richard Cheney) and legal arguments that the bill was unconstitutional (by government lawyer Antonin Scalia, among others) persuaded Ford to veto the bill, according to declassified documents in 2004.[3] However, Congress voted to override Ford's veto, giving the United States the core Freedom of Information Act still in effect today, with judicial review of executive secrecy claims.[4]
These amendments to the FOIA regulate government control of documents which concern a citizen. It gives one "(1) the right to see records about [one]self, subject to the Privacy Act's exemptions, (2) the right to amend that record if it is inaccurate, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete, and (3) the right to sue the government for violations of the statute including permitting others to see [one's] records unless specifically permitted by the Act."[5] In conjunction with the FOIA, the PA is used to further the rights of an individual gaining access to information held by the government. The Justice Department's Office of Information and Privacy and federal district courts are the two channels of appeal available to seekers of information.[6]
The 1976 Government in the Sunshine Act amendments to the FOIA
In 1976, as part of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Exemption 3 of the FOIA was amended so that several exemptions were specified:
1) information relating to national defense, 2) related solely to internal personnel rules and practices, 3) related to accusing a person of a crime, 4) related to information where disclosure would constitute a breach of privacy, 5) related to investigatory records where the information would harm the proceedings, 6) related to information which would lead to financial speculation or endanger the stability of any financial institution, and 7) related to the agency's participation in legal proceedings.
The 1986 Omnibus Anti-Drug Abuse Act amendments to the FOIA
The FOIA amendments were a small part of the bipartisan Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Congress amended FOIA to address the fees charged by different categories of requesters and the scope of access to law enforcement and national security records. The amendments are not referenced in the congressional reports on the Act, so the floor statements provide an indication of Congressional intent.[7]
Reagan's Executive Order limiting the FOIA
Between 1982 and 1995, President Reagan's Executive Order 12,356 of 1982 allowed federal agencies to withhold enormous amounts of information under Exemption 1 (relating to national security information).[8] The outcry from the effect that the Reagan Order had on FOIA requests was a factor in leading President Clinton to dramatically alter the criteria in 1995.[9]
Expansion of the FOIA during the Clinton Administration
Between 1995 and 1999, President Clinton issued executive directives (and amendments to the directives) that allowed the release of previously classified national security documents more than 25 years old and of historical interest, as part of the FOIA.[10] This release of information allowed many previously publicly unknown details about the Cold War and other historical events to be discussed openly.[9]
The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E-FOIA) stated that all agencies are required by statute to make certain types of records, created by the agency on or after November 1, 1996, available electronically. Agencies must also provide electronic reading rooms for citizens to use to have access to records. Given the large volume of records and limited resources, the amendment also extended the agencies' required response time to FOIA requests. Formerly, the response time was 10 days and the amendment extended it to 20 days.[2]
Bush's Executive Order limiting the FOIA
Executive Order 13233, drafted by Alberto R. Gonzales and issued by George W. Bush on November 1, 2001, shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, restricted access to the records of former Presidents.[11]
The Intelligence Authorization Act of 2002 amending the FOIA
In 2002, Congress passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, Public Law 107-306.[12] Within this omnibus legislation were amendments to the FOIA (pertaining mainly to intelligence agencies) entitled "Prohibition on Compliance with Requests for Information Submitted by Foreign Governments."
Section 552(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended: (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting "and except as provided in subparagraph (E)," after "of this subsection,;" and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(E) An agency, or part of an agency, that is an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))) shall not make any record available under this paragraph to-- "(i) any government entity, other than a State, territory, commonwealth, or district of the United States, or any subdivision thereof; or "(ii) a representative of a government entity described in clause (i).."[13]
In effect, this new language precluded any covered US intelligence agency from disclosing records in response to FOIA requests made by foreign governments or international governmental organizations. By its terms, it prohibits disclosure in response to requests made by such other-than-U.S. governmental entities either directly or through a "representative."[14] This means that for any FOIA request that by its nature appears as if it might have been made by or on behalf of a non-U.S. governmental entity, a covered agency may inquire into the particular circumstances of the requester in order to properly implement this new FOIA provision.[12]
The agencies affected by this amendment are those that are part of, or contain "an element of," the "intelligence community." As defined in the National Security Act of 1947 (as amended), they consist of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office (and certain other reconnaissance offices within the Department of Defense), the intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy, the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in the Department of State, and "such other elements of any other department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of Central Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community."[15][12]
Bush signs "OPEN Government Act of 2007" - December 31, 2007
establishing a definition of "a representative of the news media;" (2) directing that required attorney fees be paid from an agency's own appropriation rather than from the Judgment Fund; (3) prohibiting an agency from assessing certain fees if it fails to comply with FOIA deadlines; and (4) establishing an Office of Government Information Services in the National Archives and Records Administration to review agency compliance with FOIA.
The law recognizes electronic media specifically and defines "News Media" as "any person or entity that gathers information of potential interest to a segment of the public, uses its editorial skills to turn the raw materials into a distinct work, and distributes that work to an audience."
The law extends the 20 day deadline by allowing for up to 10 days between the FOIA office of the agency and the component of the agency holding the records and specifically allows for clarification of requests by the FOIA office (Effective 12/31/2008).
It calls for each agency to designate a FOIA Public Liaison, "who shall assist in the resolution of any disputes" (Effective 12/31/2008).
Requires agencies to assign tracking numbers to FOIA requests that take longer than 10 days and to provide systems determining the status of a request.
Modifies and defines annual reporting requirements for each agency's FOIA program.
Specifically addresses data sources used to generate reports; "shall make the raw statistical data used in its reports available electronically..."
Redefines the definition of an agency "record" to include information held for an agency by a government contractor.
The newly established Office of Government Information Services will offer mediation services to resolve disputes as non-exclusive alternatives to litigation.
Requires agencies to make recommendations personnel matters related to FOIA such as whether FOIA performance should be used as a merit factor.
Requires agencies to specify the specific exemption for each deletion (redaction) in disclosed documents.
The Office of Government Information Services
The Obama Administration established the new Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) under the National Archives and Records Administration when the OPEN Government Act of 2007 amended the Freedom of Information Act.
Though this move was supposed to start a trend of a more open government under the new president, there have been steady complaints about some agencies' willingness to comply. A December 2009 meeting of the OGIS exemplified what the complaints refer, as it was a meeting closed to the public.
Obama approved money for the new Office of Government Information Services taking part in an early December 2009 closed conference. It was created to resolve disputes involving people who ask for records and government agencies.
The director of the Justice Department's Office of Information Policy, Melanie Ann Pustay says the closed conference was going to provide tips for FOIA public liaisons on communicating and negotiating with people who make requests and introduce the new Office of Government Information Services to them. The Justice Department's Office of Information Policy takes the lead on government openness issues.
Pustay said she planned to say the same things at the private workshop that she would say publicly. Yet, she said she wanted government employees to be able to speak candidly. A government ID was required to be admitted.
Pustay said she wants to find ways to improve how the government responds to information requests, which costs roughly $400 million each year.
Miriam Nisbet is the director of the new Office of Government Information Services and said the event was closed to make sure there would be room for all the government employees attending.
"I can understand skepticism anytime a meeting for government people is not necessarily open to the public," Nisbet said. "However, everything that is discussed there is absolutely available for the public to know about."[16]
Notable cases
A major issue in released documentation is government "redaction" of certain passages deemed applicable to the Exemption section of the FOIA. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers in charge of responding to FOIA requests "so heavily redacted the released records as to preclude needed research."[6] This has also brought into question just how one can verify that they have been given complete records in response to a request.[17]
J. Edgar Hoover
This trend of unwillingness to release records was especially evident in the process of making public the FBI files on J. Edgar Hoover. Of the 164 files and about 18,000 pages collected by the FBI, two-thirds were withheld from Athan G. Theoharis and plaintiff, most notably one entire folder entitled the "White House Security Survey." Despite finding out that the Truman Library had an accessible file which documented all the reports of this folder, the FBI and Office of Information and Privacy put forth "stony resistance" to the FOIA appeal process. (I–pg. 27) Some argue that it was not even this 16-year series of three appeals to the Justice Department which gained a further opening of the files, but rather the case of U.S. Department of Justice v. Landano, which spurred on a break in stolid FBI opposition.
Murder trial
A murder trial decided in the year of 1993, U.S. Department of Justice v. Landano, involved what was alleged to be a felony murder committed during a group burglary by defendant Landano. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the unanimous opinion. "In an effort to support his claim in subsequent state court proceedings that the prosecution violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, by withholding material exculpatory evidence, he filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the FBI for information it had compiled in connection with the murder investigation."[18] In defense, the FBI put forth a claim that the redacted sections of the documents requested were withheld in accordance with FOIA regulations protecting the identity of informants who gave information regarding case details. However, O'Connor ruled that those who supplied information had no need to remain anonymous in the court setting. "To the extent that the Government's proof may compromise legitimate interests, the Government still can attempt to meet its burden with in camera affidavits." The court thus remanded the case to the Circuit Courts and rejected the FBI's claim of confidentiality as being a valid reason to withhold information.
"While most individual sources may expect confidentiality, the Government offers no explanation, other than administrative ease, why that expectation always should be presumed."[18] Thus, when Theoharis and company were in the middle of fighting in court to obtain J. Edgar Hoover files, they may well have benefited from Landano and also Janet Reno's assertions of the government's need for "greater openness" and "discretionary releases" in 1993.
In the case of Scott Armstrong et al. v. Executive Office of the President et al., the White House used the PROFS[6] computer communications software. With encryption designed for secure messaging, PROFS notes concerning the Iran-Contra affair (arms-for-hostages) under the Reagan Administration were insulated. However, they were also backed up and transferred to paper memos. The National Security Council, on the eve of President George H.W. Bush's inauguration, planned to destroy these records. The National Security Archive, Armstrong's association for the preservation of government historical documents, obtained an injunction in Federal District Court against the head, John Fawcett, of the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Security Council's purging of PROFS records. A Temporary Restraining Order was approved by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Barrington D. Parker. Suit was filed at District Court under Judge Richey, who upheld the injunction of PROFS records.[[6] – pgs. 151-152]
Richey gave a further injunction to prevent a purging of the G.H.W. Bush administration records as well. On counts of leaving the White House clean for the new Clinton Administration, the Bush group appealed but was denied its request. Finally, the Clinton Administration appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, stating that the National Security Council was not truly an agency but a group of aides to the President and thus not subject to FOIA regulations. Under the Presidential Records Act, "FOIA requests for NSC [could] not be filed until five years after the president ha[d] left office… or twelve years if the records [were] classified." [[6] – pg. 156] The Clinton administration won, and the National Security Archive was not granted a writ of certiorari by the United States Supreme Court on these grounds. According to Scott Armstrong, taking into account labor and material costs, the three presidential administrations spent almost $9.3 million on contesting the National Security Archive FOIA requests for PROFS e-mail records. ([6] - pg. 159)
Barbara Schwarz
Records at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) show Barbara Schwarz, a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, has made more requests under the FOIA than any other person since it became law in 1966.[17] For more than 10 years Schwarz has made repeated requests with every federal department and agency, thousands in all, for public records the government says don't exist. Schwarz believes, and her requests are aimed to prove, she was actually born around 1956 in a secret government submarine base called Chattanooga on the Great Salt Lake, the daughter of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard who himself was the son of Dwight Eisenhower.[17][19] Further saying that she was then kidnapped, taken to Germany, and given a false identity including a German birth certificate which was doctored to conceal her actual birth in Utah.[17] Working from her apartment or a nearby library at least one of Schwarz's lawsuits has been considered by a U.S. District or U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals somewhere in the nation every year since 1993 and has filed unsuccessful appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.[17] One of her complaints to the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. set a record for voluminous litigation at 2,370 pages, naming 3,087 defendants, all of whom were employed as FOIA or "Privacy Act" officers in the federal government claiming their denials to be part of a conspiracy to keep the truth from her. U.S. District Court Judge John Bates said the FOIA's "admirable purpose is abused when misguided individuals are allowed (in this case repeatedly) to submit requests to every agency and subdivision of the government, seeking information about an imaginary conspiracy," in a ruling against her.[17] Unencumbered by a lack of education in law or realistic requests, the foil to her quest is financial. She has mounted pro se litigation in the hopes of forcing these agencies to do more detailed searches and to waive the costs, claiming poverty, so far without success.[17] The Justice Department has advised federal employees charged with responding to FOIA requests that until Schwarz satisfies outstanding search and copying fees incurred by previous filings, future requests may legally be denied.[17]
Executive privilege
In the United States government, executive privilege is the power claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government. The concept of executive privilege is not mentioned explicitly in the United States Constitution, but the Supreme Court ruled it to be an element of the separation of powers doctrine, and/or derived from the supremacy of executive branch in its own area of Constitutional activity.[20]
The Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of this doctrine in United States v. Nixon, but only to the extent of confirming that there is a qualified privilege. Once invoked, a presumption of privilege is established, requiring the Prosecutor to make a "sufficient showing" that the "Presidential material" is "essential to the justice of the case."(418 U.S. at 713-14). Chief Justice Burger further stated that executive privilege would most effectively apply when the oversight of the executive would impair that branch's national security concerns.
Historically, the uses of executive privilege underscore the untested nature of the doctrine, since presidents have generally sidestepped open confrontations with the United States Congress and the courts over the issue by first asserting the privilege, then producing some of the documents requested on an asserted voluntary basis.
See also
External links
- The Freedom of Information Act (dead link) (5 U. S. C. § 552)
- The Freedom of Information Act Amended 1996
- U.S. Department of Justice FOIA complete reference
- Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act by the United States Congress Committee on Government Reform.
- The National Security Archive - A non-profit organization which collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the FOIA.
- Open Records Law Handbook
- Executive Order: Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
- "Veto Battle 30 Years Ago Set Freedom of Information Norms: Scalia, Rumsfeld, Cheney Opposed Open Government Bill; Congress Overrode President Ford's Veto of Court Review". Electronic Briefing Book No. 142. National Security Archive (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.). 2004-11-23. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB142/index.htm.
- Office of Government Information Services website
- Get My FBI File - a free web site that generates FOIA request letters to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies to get a copy of your own files or records
- Get Grandpa's FBI File - a free web site that generates FOIA request letters to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for files on deceased individuals
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- ↑ Branscomb, Anne (1994). Who Owns Information?: From Privacy To Public Access. Section 552 – (a)4(F): BasicBooks.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (dead link) "Freedom Of Information Act" (HTML). 5 U.S.C. § 552. U.S. Government Law. 2002. http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiastat.htm (dead link). Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
- ↑ "Veto Battle 30 Years Ago Set Freedom of Information Norms: Scalia, Rumsfeld, Cheney Opposed Open Government Bill; Congress Overrode President Ford's Veto of Court Review". Electronic Briefing Book No. 142. National Security Archive (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.). 2004-11-23. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB142/index.htm.
- ↑ Memorandum for President Ford from Ken Cole, "H.R. 12471, Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act," September 25, 1974 Source: Gerald R. Ford Library. Document 10.
- ↑ (1992) Your Right to Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. Electronic Privacy Information Center.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Theoharis, Athan (1998). A Culture of Secrecy: The Government Versus the People's Right to Know. Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 27.
- ↑ "FOIA Reform Legislation Enacted: FOIA Update Vol. VII, No. 4". U.S. Department of Justice. 1986. http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foia_updates/Vol_VII_4/page1.htm.
- ↑ Exec. Order No. 12,356, 3 C.F.R. 166 (1983)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Brief Amici Curiae of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Society of Professional Journalists in support of Leslie R. Weatherhead, Respondent" (HTML). United States of America, United States Department of Justice, and United States Department of State, Petitioners, v. Leslie R. Weatherhead, Respondent, in the Supreme Court of the United States. 1999-11-19. http://www.rcfp.org/news/documents/weatherhead.html#III.
- ↑ (dead link) "Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" (HTML). Illinois Institute of Technology Paul V. Galvin Library. http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/foia.html (dead link). Retrieved on 2002-06-04.
- ↑ EXECUTIVE ORDER 13233 FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT, accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "FOIA Post: FOIA Amended by Intelligence Authorization Act". United States Department of Justice Office of Information and Privacy. 2002. http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/2002foiapost38.htm.
- ↑ Pub. L. No. 107-306, 116 Stat. 2383, § 312 (to be codified at 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(A), (E)).
- ↑ 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(E)(ii) (as amended)
- ↑ 50 U.S.C. § 401a(4) (2000)
- ↑ PROMISES, PROMISES: A closed meeting on openness, The Associated Press, December 6, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 Smith, Christopher (May 13, 2003), S.L. Woman's Quest Strains Public Records System, The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/barbara_schwarz.html, retrieved on 24/12/2007 .
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Cornell Law School Resources (2006-05-24). "United States Dep't of Justice v. Landano (91-2054), 508 U.S. 165 (1993)" (HTML). http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/91-2054.ZS.html. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
- ↑ Woman pursues Oregon public records - lots of them, Associated Press, USA Hosted by: www.religionnewsblog.com, May 3, 2004, http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7089/woman-pursues-oregon-public-records-lots-of-them, retrieved on 24/12/2007 .
- ↑ Chief Justice Burger, writing for the majority in US v. Nixon noted: "Whatever the nature of the privilege of confidentiality of Presidential communications in the exercise of Art. II powers, the privilege can be said to derive from the supremacy of each branch within its own assigned area of constitutional duties. Certain powers and privileges flow from the nature of enumerated powers; the protection of the confidentiality of Presidential communications has similar constitutional underpinnings.United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974) (Supreme Court opinion at FindLaw)


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Sharpe is advocating for the General Services Administration's FAS to be the main source of contracting for every agency for everything from technology to automobiles to janitorial services.
Sharpe said he believes the business case for FAS to take over a lot of contracting for the government is strong because GSA can offer better value and better quality and can contract less expensively.
"First and foremost, it's a faster process. We've gone ahead and done some research that using the Federal Supply Schedules, when you are going to do a sourcing and pricing event in any event, it's up to 50 percent faster," Sharpe said Tuesday at an event sponsored by AFFIRM in Washington. "How do I know that? We've collected the CFO Act agencies' own internally advertised procurement lead times. So, the actual lead times they've published internally to their customers' document that it's up to 50 percent faster if you are doing a sourcing and pricing event. In any case, it's a faster process."
Sharpe said on top of GSA's own speed, agencies should consider acquisition assistance during these times of employee furloughs and budget reductions.
Because FAS is a fee-for-service agency, employees are not facing furloughs.
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Sharpe's goal is for FAS to earn 17 percent of all addressable spend governmentwide by the end of 2013. Currently, FAS is getting about 12.3 percent and is on track to reach 15 percent by Sept. 30.
Sharpe said he would like to see FAS' share of all addressable spend increase to about 66 percent in the coming years.
The addressable spend for FAS means only the spending on the products or services GSA offers through its schedules or multiple award contracts, but not procurements that are agency specific, such as missiles or tanks.
One way Sharpe said GSA could increase its market share is by agencies reducing the number of procurement shops across government. He said it costs agencies time and money that, for the most part, they don't need to spend, as FAS already is set up to handle these functions.
He said the Office of Management and Budget needs to help reduce the duplication of contracting across the government.
"A suggestion would be, we take on an initiative, a metric, to reduce the number of contract actions and drive those actions to the types of vehicles we already can document, save time, save money and have the right level of small business participation," he said. "An example being Office Supplies 2."
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Agencies are increasing their use of the OS2 blanket purchase agreement under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative. Sharpe said departments are spending about 32 percent of all dollars on office supplies through the FSSI contract.
Sharpe's push for GSA FAS to be a central supplier for commodity goods and services received mixed reaction from industry.
Steve Charles, the executive vice president of the Immix Group, which acts as a value added reseller for many companies with GSA schedules, said his goal of getting a larger piece of the procurement pie is lofty.
"Getting agencies to have someone else do their procurements is an unnatural act because that's not how they get their money, and procurement is only the last step in the process," he said. "What I would like to hear is more conversations between the appropriation community on the hill and the procurement community. All of this resides within OMB, but until we start meshing the constraints of fiscal law with the realities of procurement law, and how program managers get authority to spend and how that spend gets executed, until we really talk about that, I'm not sure we are going to have rapid increases in market share from a central buyer."
Charles added that Sharpe's claim about GSA being up to 50 percent faster looks at only schedules versus open market buys. His experience, however, shows GSA also is faster in some regards than other multiple award contracts.
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Partners, said Sharpe's priorities seem to be expanding to focus on contract duplication, along with strategic sourcing.
One way Sharpe will increase market share is by selling the benefits of contracting with GSA. He is meeting with the deputy secretaries of the 23 largest agencies to explain why they should use GSA for contracting.


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