PROCUREMENT_CHECKLIST.md

DOJ / Newsroom Procurement Checklist

Application: Federal FOIA Intelligence Search

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1. Data Handling

☑ Public records only
☑ No personal data
☑ No classified data
☑ No persistent storage

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2. Security & Privacy

☑ No authentication required
☑ No cookies or analytics
☑ No telemetry
☑ No third-party tracking

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3. AI Governance

☑ AI disabled by default
☑ Explicit opt-in required
☑ Disclosure on every output
☑ Integrity hashing

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4. Legal Compliance

☑ FOIA-compliant usage
☑ No scraping or mirroring
☑ Bluebook-compatible citations
☑ Court-ready appendices

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5. Editorial Safeguards (Newsrooms)

☑ Source attribution enforced
☑ No automated publishing
☑ Verification reminders
☑ Ethical warnings included

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6. Vendor Risk

Category	Assessment
Data retention	None
Surveillance	None
Lock-in	None
IP exposure	Minimal

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7. Deployment Suitability

☑ Academic institutions
☑ Investigative journalism
☑ Legal research teams
☑ Transparency NGOs

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Procurement Summary

This application qualifies as low-risk, read-only research infrastructure.