Thanks.
The FOIA approach might be a bit ham-fisted, although sometimes it is needed to pry info from tightfisted officials.
Since you have a connection to a sympathetic ear, maybe just emphasize that there are people who are very interested in their project and that we would be interested both in their progress to date, as well as regular updates as they progress, (in asmuch as possible.) They no doubt want to be thorough and accurate before making anything public, but we might be willing to trade completeness in exchange for expeditious results

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