FAS Presses for Release of Nuclear Stockpile Data March 11, 2021
For the past three years, the Trump Administration refused to provide an annual tally of the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile or the number of…
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A “Drop Dead” Date for Classified Info January 25, 2021
The declassification process has been overwhelmed by the flood of classified records awaiting review, said Sen. Ron Wyden last week. “I intend to push the Director of National Intelligence to…
Read more2020 Declassification Deadline Remains in Force December 6, 2020
Classified records that turn 25 years old this year will be automatically declassified on December 31 — despite requests from agencies to extend the deadline due to the pandemic —…
Read moreTrump Jr: “Declassify Everything!!!” December 6, 2020
On November 8 Donald J. Trump Jr., the President’s oldest son, tweeted: “DECLASSIFY EVERYTHING!!!” adding “We can’t let the bad actors get away with it.”…
Read moreSenator’s Challenge to War Powers Secrecy Blocked September 11, 2020
Last January the Trump Administration formally notified Congress under the War Powers Act of a US drone strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
Read moreCrisis of Credibility in Secrecy Policy June 22, 2020
Obsolete secrecy procedures and growing political abuse have left the national security classification system in a state of disarray and dysfunction. Most government agencies “still rely on antiquated information…
Read morePIDB Urges Modernization of Classification System June 1, 2020
How can the national security classification and declassification system be fixed? That depends on how one defines the problem that needs fixing. To the authors of a new …
Read morePentagon Must Produce Plan for Declassification December 11, 2019
The Department of Defense must explain by early next year how it is going to meet its obligations to declassify a growing backlog of classified records,…
Read moreWyden Bill Requires Declassification, No Exceptions October 24, 2019
A bill introduced by Senator Ron Wyden would require the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence to declassify “any and all information” regarding actions…
Read moreModernization of Secrecy System is Stalled August 21, 2019
Today’s national security classification system “relies on antiquated policies from another era that undercut its effectiveness today,” the Information Security Oversight Office told the President in a report released…
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