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Greyson · 06-19-2013, 10:14 PM

Secrets piling up faster than government can declassify some

By Anita Kumar
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Last Modified: Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 8:00 pm

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- In the darkened stacks of a nondescript building in the suburbs outside Washington, dozens of federal employees wearing protective gloves spend day after day sifting through millions of pages of secret documents, some of them nearly a century old.

The 70 staffers of the National Declassification Center are charged with deciding – anonymously and quietly – which of the nation’s old secrets can be laid bare for the world to see.

“We’re treading water,” said Sheryl Shenberger, a former CIA officer who’s the center’s director.

She later added that there’s some confusion about the exact parameters of the president’s goal but that she thinks that examining all the documents once – but not necessarily releasing them – would meet the goal, though she knows other people do not.

Obama acted on several longtime recommendations when he created the declassification center in December 2009 to conduct “automatic” reviews while implementing revised rules for classifying and declassifying documents.
But an automatic review is anything but automatic.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/19/550...ster-than.html

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I encourage you to read the entire article. It gets "better" and more in depth.
I had never heard of the "National Declassification Center." In all fairness some of these recommendations were created before Obama was elected president. However, in my opinion Obama is tepid when it comes to transparency. FYI, I did vote for Obama, twice. My first choice was Hillary Clinton.

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Greyson Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transmasculine/Non-Binary Preferred Pronoun?: Hy (Pronounced He) Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,589 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,132 Thanked 8,146 Times in 2,005 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Secrets piling up faster than government can declassify some By Anita Kumar McClatchy Washington Bureau Last Modified: Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 8:00 pm COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- In the darkened stacks of a nondescript building in the suburbs outside Washington, dozens of federal employees wearing protective gloves spend day after day sifting through millions of pages of secret documents, some of them nearly a century old. The 70 staffers of the National Declassification Center are charged with deciding – anonymously and quietly – which of the nation’s old secrets can be laid bare for the world to see. “We’re treading water,” said Sheryl Shenberger, a former CIA officer who’s the center’s director. She later added that there’s some confusion about the exact parameters of the president’s goal but that she thinks that examining all the documents once – but not necessarily releasing them – would meet the goal, though she knows other people do not. Obama acted on several longtime recommendations when he created the declassification center in December 2009 to conduct “automatic” reviews while implementing revised rules for classifying and declassifying documents. But an automatic review is anything but automatic. http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/19/550...ster-than.html __________________________________________________ _____________ I encourage you to read the entire article. It gets "better" and more in depth. I had never heard of the "National Declassification Center." In all fairness some of these recommendations were created before Obama was elected president. However, in my opinion Obama is tepid when it comes to transparency. FYI, I did vote for Obama, twice. My first choice was Hillary Clinton. __________________ Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. - Susan Gale Last edited by Greyson; 06-19-2013 at 10:23 PM.