Not surprisingly, a lot of babies are now being thrown out with the declassification bathwater.
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Provides guidance for the first time regarding the declassification of non-archival and non-record material.
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The declassification of British documents permits a new chapter with minor corrections and further observations.
Strengthens the standards that agencies must meet to exempt any records from automatic declassification at 25 years.
He said that his memo has been in State Department files and is being reviewed for possible declassification.
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Limits the time span of records that may be included in a single integral file block for declassification purposes.
There's a regular declassification procedure that goes on in most branches of government.
Directs agencies to consider final decisions of the ISCAP when making declassification decisions.
The rate of document classification remains far higher than the rate of declassification.
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Calls for advanced research to identify ways of utilizing electronic technology to assist the NDC in addressing cross-agency challenges associated with declassification.
Eliminates the Intelligence Community veto of declassification decisions made by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) regarding intelligence sources and methods.
Fifth, the Order enhances the appropriate classification and declassification of electronic information by mandating the use of standardized electronic protocols and formats.
Echelon's existence was only recently confirmed by the US Government through the declassification of secret documents of the US National Security Agency (NSA).
Identifies with greater specificity information that can be exempted from automatic declassification because it relates to intelligence sources and methods or military war plans.
Directs the linkage and effective utilization of existing databases and the use of new technologies to support declassification activities under the purview of the NDC.
Most recently, Mr. Obama appeared at the CIA after demoralizing the agency with the declassification and release of memos containing sensitive information on CIA interrogations.
Vornado, for example, had a negative vote on compensation in 2011 and very significant majorities supporting majority votes for directors and the declassification of the board in 2012.
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Even the hoped-for declassification of Soviet archives is proving inconclusive.
It wasn't through any declassification procedure that they asked for.
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For the first time, it establishes the principle that no records may remain classified indefinitely and provides enforceable deadlines for declassifying information exempted from automatic declassification at 25 years.
The supplemental memorandum directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to take certain actions to implement more effectively the classification and declassification procedures established by the new Order.
Directs that the review of third agency referrals subject to automatic declassification shall be performed in a prioritized manner determined by the NDC rather than according to a rigid schedule.
Requires specific deadlines for the declassification of information exempted from automatic declassification at 25 years and prohibits classification beyond 75 years except in extraordinary cases and as approved by ISCAP.
The facts are available through extensive declassification efforts by the United States and through some of the Commission of Accountability measures here in Chile, for instance, with regard to 1973.
First, the Order establishes the NDC within the National Archives to streamline declassification processes, facilitate quality-assurance measures, and implement standardized training regarding the declassification of records determined to have permanent historical value.
It establishes a National Declassification Center at the National Archives to enable agency reviewers to perform collaborative declassification in accordance with priorities developed by the Archivist with input from the general public.
Agencies will review archival records in accordance with priorities developed by the Archivist, with input from the general public, that take into account the level of researcher interest and the likelihood of declassification.
Fourth, the Order significantly tightens restrictions on reclassification of information after its declassification and release under proper authority, particularly with respect to records that are in the legal custody of the National Archives.
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