Three New Papers
by Martin Faga on March 29, 2011
The PIDB looks forward to hearing your comments on the following new papers:
Paper 3: Regularizing the Declassification Review of Classified Congressional Records
- Systematize and prioritize the declassification review of Legislative records at the NDC
Paper 4: Discretionary Declassification and Release of Contemporary National Security Information
- Encourage policymakers to consider the advantages of not classifying certain categories of information or declassifying before prescribed deadlines
Paper 5: Simplifying the Declassification Review Process for Historical Records
- Transfer agency declassification authority to the National Declassification Center (NDC) after declassification exemption timelines have lapsed
AKamran March 30, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Any attempt at transforming the classification process must take into account motives that are less than noble: “Ellsberg said that governments go to great lengths to conceal information that could lead to accountability, embarrassment, or blame” http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2011/03/pentagon-papers_wikileaks.html