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Newer News: September 2021

August 2021

• Chorus Grows To Declassify Space Threat Info From Services, Congress by Colin Clark, Breaking Defense, August 27. "The House Armed Services Committee's draft policy bill calls for the head of the Space Force to review all classification of space systems 'to determine if any programs should be reclassified or declassified'."
• 'It may never happen': The $88 billion gamble on the Afghan army that's going up in smoke by Bryan Bender and Paul McLeary, Politico, August 13. "The breathtaking failure to mold a cohesive and independent Afghan fighting force can be traced to years of overly optimistic assessments from U.S. officials that obscured -- and in some cases, purposely hid -- evidence of deep-rooted corruption."
• White House statement on new declassification review of 9/11 documents, August 9. "My Administration is committed to ensuring the maximum degree of transparency under the law, and to adhering to the rigorous guidance issued during the Obama-Biden Administration on the invocation of the state secrets privilege."

Older News: July 2021

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