Dear Major General Ferrell...

Major General Robert S. Ferrell

An open letter to:

Major General Robert S. Ferrell
CECOM Commanding General
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Dear General:

As the Commanding Officer of CECOM, I can't help but wonder if you are aware of some specific inappropriate activities associated with individuals in your command and the detrimental effect it continues to have on the war fighters under your command.

In support of rectifying the situation and holding individuals within CECOM responsible for their actions, CANVS currently has a case in front of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, ASBCA (Appeal of CANVS Corporation to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Case No. 57784, 57987).

After a number of failed attempts to obtain evidence to be provided to the Federal Judge assigned to the ASBCA case, I filed a Freedom Of Information Act Request with the Army on 20JAN12. After no response I contacted the office of The Army Chief of Staff and resubmitted my request on 18APR12. My request now resides in an office under your command, namely:

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
6001 Combat Drive
Room C3-127
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Telephone: (443) 861-5266

FOIA Request 12-0489

I called the office today and left a message, it should be noted that as of the writing of this letter CECOM may be in violation of the law and Army regulations (AR 25-55 and Title 5 US Code 552) regarding their behavior related to my request.

Specifically:

I quote from AR 25-55:

a. Initial determinations to release or deny a record normally shall be made and the decision reported to the requester within l0 working days after receipt of the request by the official designated to respond. The action office/command holding the records will date and time-stamp each request on receipt. The 10-day limit will start from the date stamped.

I hope that the folks in your Office of the Staff Judge Advocate comply with the law and finally provide me with the requested information, if not I will be writing a comprehensive report on the matter for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Alexander Walkenstein
President, CANVS Corporation