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

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

Document Type: Article

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.

Keywords:

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

Discipline(s)

Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Recommended Citation

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