In August 1982, Admiral Grace Hopper gave a lecture on “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People” at the NSA’s Fort Meade headquarters. This spring, after initially saying they could not find their recording of this landmark lecture, the NSA clarified: they no longer have the ability to view the recording. [MuckRock has a great story up now](

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Admiral Grace Hopper’s landmark lecture is found, but the NSA won’t release it

In a vault at the National Security Agency lies a historical treasure: two AMPEX 1-inch open reel tapes containing a landmark lecture by Admiral Gr...

about the lecture and efforts to get the intelligence agency to make the recording public.

Last year, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell joined a video chat with a pair of Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy. In the [June 28 issue of FOIA Files](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-06-28/documents-reveal-how-fed-s-powell-was-tricked-by-russian-pranksters) Jason Leopold shares the internal Federal Reserve report on the incident, as well as a collection of emails that tell the story of how Powell was duped into joining the call. It’s worth a read, and he shares some insights into his process — like if your request is rejected the first time, on the grounds that the records are part of an open investigation, stay on top of the agency to find out when the investigation has been closed, and file again.