[10490] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Strange Events at the National Science Board meeting Today
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Wolff)
Fri Feb 25 10:30:03 1994
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 15:09:38 -0600 (EST)
From: Stephen Wolff <steve@nsf.gov>
To: Gordon Cook <cook@path.net>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9402121737.aa23123@pandora.sf.ca.us>
On Sat, 12 Feb 1994, Gordon Cook wrote:
> Sounds like relatively little info becomes part of the public record Steve.
Proposals are the property of the proposers; they become public
information if and whenm they are awarded. In our experience, losers are
reluctant to have us release their unsuccessful proposals, though of
course they may make them public if they choose.
> I asked you I believe a week ago privately to explain your FOIA statement to
> me that you funded 8 nodes for 6.454 million a year in 1991 and another 10
> in 1992 for 4.5 million a year for T-3, when to the best of my recollection
> the public record up to this point has said you funded 16 nodes not 18.
Yes, but you sent in the FOIA request within a day or so, and since I've
got to respond to that why should I do it twice?
-s
