FOIA: NSA Contracts Stored In Paper Files, Unsearchable, Unindexed 114
v3rgEz writes "Wish you were a little more organized? Have trouble finding that archived contract when you actually need it? Don't feel too bad: The National Security Agency has the same problem, claiming that its contract database is stored manually and impossible to search by topic, category, or even by vendor in most cases."
Re:Impossible to steal too... (Score:4, Interesting)
Then the purpose of gathering the data was pointless too. If these files are truly "unsearchable" then it has absolutely no value and the act of storing it is a waste of taxpayer money.
This is simply a tactic to make it more difficult for FOIA requests. Terry Childs went to jail over this sort of gross negligence. Whomever designed this system should also be held responsible.
Sadly the text of the FOIA [cornell.edu] doesn't really talk about penalties for non compliance, it just states that the AG should submit a report. Yea, good luck with that.