Nuclear Stockpile Total Declassified
The number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile dropped to 3,822 as of September 30, 2017, down from 4,018 a year earlier. (Retired weapons awaiting dismantlement are not included…
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Last JFK Assassination Records May Be Released Soon
Tweet The nominal deadline for release of the last remaining records concerning the assassination of President Kennedy under the terms of the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 …
Old NSA Records Remain Inaccessible to Researchers
Last year, the National Archives (NARA) acquired a large number of historically valuable National Security Agency records. But they remain inaccessible to researchers, at least for the time bei…
Increased Transparency Re Disclosures of Intelligence Records
In the final days and weeks of the Obama Administration, intelligence officials took steps to promote increased transparency and made several noteworthy disclosures of intelligence policy re…
Disclosing Classified Info to the Press — With Permission
Intelligence officials disclosed classified information to members of the press on at least three occasions in 2013, according to a National Security Agency report to Congress that was released…
Congress Passes FOIA Improvement Act
The House of Representatives yesterday approved the Freedom of Information Act Improvement Act, which had previously been adopted by the Senate. If signed by President Obama, as expected, it w…
U.S. Declassifies Highly Enriched Uranium Inventory
The White House announced last week that the U.S. inventory of highly enriched uranium (HEU) as of September 2013 has been declassified. “The newly declassified information shows that, from 19…
DoD Again Seeks FOIA Exemption for Military Doctrine
The Department of Defense last week asked Congress to enact a new exemption from the Freedom of Information Act for military tactics, techniques and procedures, as well as rules of engagement, …
Fee Increases / Pay Wall Re 'Mandatory Declassification' Reversed; Vocal Opponents Successful
ODNI Will Revise Declassification Fee Policy In response to criticism of the hefty fees that could be charged to public requesters in its new Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) rule, the …
Major Pay Wall Erected in FOIA Mechanism
Anyone who submits a mandatory declassification review request to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence seeking release of classified records “shall be responsible for paying all…
New Rules on Classified Human Subject Research
The Department of Energy last month issued new guidance on the conduct of classified scientific research involving human subjects. While all human subject research is governed by federal regul…
'Fact of' Nuclear Weapons on Okinawa Declassified
Tweet The Department of Defense revealed this week that “The fact that U.S. nuclear weapons were deployed on Okinawa prior to Okinawa’s reversion to Japan on May 15, 1972” has been declassifie…
Department of Defense Confronts Climate Change
Tweet By Steven Aftergood Secrecy News 1-19-16 The Department of Defense is organizing itself to address the effects of climate change on the U.S. military, some of which are already being f…