July 31, 2024 Department of Energy | FOIA Request Service

Speciically, CREW requests the following records: Werequest copies of all delegations of authority to authorize, approve, or initiate a reduction in force; to implement a reduction in force; to deine, establish, or identify one ormore competitive areas; or to deine, establish, or identify one or more competitive levels. [...] These recordsmay take the form of agency policies, individual delegations of authority, or other formats.1 The term “competitive area” has the samemeaning applicable to the term “competitive area” in 5 C. [...] The subject of this request concerns the operations of the federal government, and the disclosures likely will contribute to a better understanding of relevant government procedures by CREWand the general public in a signiicant way. [...] CREW is committed to protecting the public’s right to be aware of the activities of government oficials, to ensuring the integrity of those oficials, and to highlighting andworking to reduce the influence ofmoney on politics. [...] 1989) (holding non-proit a “representative of the newsmedia” and broadly interpreting the term to include “any person or organizationwhich regularly publishes or disseminates information to the public”).