The next period of time covered from the records request is January, 2018 to June, 2018. In the document below, there are periodic references to page numbers of the complete document found here. Page 1 is the SVS invoice for the end of 2017, and first quarter of 2018 on page 6.. There is an odd statement by Colleen O'Brien, USFS on page 4, "How can communication on forest plan revision be optimized and managed internally and externally for the rest of FY 2018?" What does that mean? Because of reduction in travel funding on page 14, some salaries were increased. On page 15 the agreement funding was decreased by $70,000, but on page 17 it shows a funding increase of $238,081.80! By June, page 19, questions started to arise about proper channels being followed for this project, with Elizabeth Townley, USFS confirming authorization on page 20. So began the talk about expanding this project beyond the region on page 21. Questions of ownership of the website arose on page 22, with a statement that it was "not a forest service website", " even though the forest service "owned the content". That statement is in direct conflict with the agreement, that SVS was authorized to sell what was developed. By June, page 23, it was discovered that the "videos and website...have not been vetted and approved by the WO (Washington Office)", with a request to pull all information from the website, and consideration of cancelling the agreement. This was from David Rosenkrance, Deputy Regional Forester. Because of a USFS employee questioning if the proper procedure had been followed for approval of this website, it was discovered that the procedure had not been followed. Part 3 will cover July, 2018 to December, 2018.
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