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Bookmark or Share- Declassification - WikipediaDeclassification is the process of ceasing a protective classification, often under the principle of freedom of information. Procedures for declassification vary by country. Papers may be withheld without being classified as secret, and eventually made available.
- The National Declassification Center | National ArchivesOn April 11, 2024, the National Declassification Center (NDC) released a listing of 38 declassification projects that consists of 4,077,991 pages that completed declassification processing between January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024. These records are now available for researcher requests.
- Dispelling Myths: How Classification and Declassification Actually WorkWhile with each type of declassification, information is taken from classified to unclassified, how, and why one gets to that point differs in meaningful ways. The first type of declassification is the most common but doesn’t have a name, so let’s just call it “routine” declassification.
- Procedures for Declassifying Intelligence of Public Interest - CRS ReportsProcedures established in both the executive and legislative branches provide for initiating action to declassify intelligence. Each involves a deliberate process for evaluating the need to serve the public interest alongside the requirement to protect intelligence sources and methods.
- Open Government | Declassification Frequently Asked QuestionsThe automatic declassification process increases the potential release of formerly classified national security information to the general public and researchers, enhancing their knowledge of the United States’ democratic institutions and history, while at the same time ensuring that information which can still cause damage to national ...
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