Government Secrecy

Trump Administration Again Refuses To Disclose Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Size December 3, 2020

The Trump administration has denied a request from the Federation of American Scientists to disclose the size of the US nuclear weapons stockpile and the number of dismantled warheads.

Widespread Blurring of Satellite Images Reveals Secret Facilities December 10, 2018

A Russian mapping service has selectively obscured political and military facilities in both Israel and Turkey, which has had the unintended effect of revealing their exact locations to the world.

House Intel Committee Needs Oversight of Its Own June 2, 2014

In a new op-ed published on MSNBC.com, Steven Aftergood, Director of the Government Secrecy Project, and Representative Rush Holt, Former Chair of the House Intelligence Committee and Congressman from New Jersey's 12th District, examine how the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has lost sight of the founding principles of the committee in the wake of the passing of the annual intelligence authorization bill with a vote of 345-59.