Improving Declassification: a Report to the President from the Public Interest Declassification Board - A Review with Commentary

Authors

Bill Sleeman, University of Maryland School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law LibraryFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Keywords

classified information, declassified information, Public Interest Declassification Board, open access to government information, government information, National Archives and Records Administration, government documents

Abstract

This article examines the December 2008 report of the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) with a particular focus on the impact of the recommendations for improving access to classified information and comparing the report to past efforts at reforming the declassification process.

Disciplines

Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Digital Commons Citation

37 DttP: Documents to the People 24 (2009).