NDC Releases 170 New Entries Between December 7, 2012 and April 24, 2013

The NDC has released a listing of 170 entries  that have completed declassification processing between December 7, 2012 and April 24, 2013 and are now available for researcher request. This release records from both military and civilian agencies. Highlights include: Records from the U.S. Army Intelligence Center, Fort Holabird, Naval Ordnance Systems Command records related to … Continue reading NDC Releases 170 New Entries Between December 7, 2012 and April 24, 2013

National Declassification Center Releases its Sixth Bi-annual Progress Report

The NDC is pleased to release its Sixth Bi-annual status report.  http://www.archives.gov/declassification/ndc/reports/2012-biannual-july-december.pdf This report details the progress made since January 2010 in meeting the President’s December 29, 2009 charge to eliminate the approximately 400 million page back log of reviewed, but not publicly available records at NARA.   The report specifically focuses on progress made during the second … Continue reading National Declassification Center Releases its Sixth Bi-annual Progress Report

The Middle East: A 1945 Perspective

This post is from NDC Archives Specialist John Ritz. While working on a FOIA request for Department of State records, I came across a document which immediately caught my attention.  I showed it to several coworkers who encouraged me to share it with a broader audience. The document is a Memorandum of Conversation between President Roosevelt and … Continue reading The Middle East: A 1945 Perspective

The Public Interest Declassification Board Releases its Report to the President

Today, the Public Interest Declassification Board released online its recommendations to the President on Transforming the Security Classification System.  The full Report can be found at http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb/recommendations/transforming-classification.html.  The report centers on the need for new policies for classifying information, new processes for declassifying information, and the imperative for using and integrating technology into these processes.  … Continue reading The Public Interest Declassification Board Releases its Report to the President

The Public Interest Declassification Board Announces its December 6, 2012 Meeting

The Public Interest Declassification Board will host an open meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2012 to discuss its recommendations to the President on Transforming the Security Classification System.  The full Report to the President will be published online on December 6th at http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb.  The meeting will focus on the Board’s fourteen recommendations.  The recommendations center … Continue reading The Public Interest Declassification Board Announces its December 6, 2012 Meeting

New Web Home for NDC New Releases and Bi-Annual Reports

The National Archives recently developed a new web portal for declassification information.  As a result some of the links in older blog posts to released entries and bi-annual reports are not working correctly.  The new portal provides centralized pages for all new releases and reports.  You may access these by clicking  the links below. New … Continue reading New Web Home for NDC New Releases and Bi-Annual Reports

Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) Declassified Documents Available

The Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) provides the public and users of the classification system with a forum for further review of classification decisions.   For the first time, documents declassified by the ISCAP are available for public access on a new site accessible from the declassification portal:  http://www.archives.gov/declassification/iscap/decision-table.html The Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security … Continue reading Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) Declassified Documents Available