Spy Chief Instructs Intel Community to Serve as Government's Declassification Role Model

Government Executive: The federal government’s top spy chief wants the intelligence community to pave the way for reducing the amount of classified information across agencies, according to a recent memorandum from the director of national intelligence.

James Clapper sent the memo in March to leaders of the 17 agencies that comprise the intelligence community to kick of the 2017 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review, as required by a 2009 executive order signed by President Obama. The letter, unearthed by the Federation of American Scientists, said intelligence agencies had a unique role to play in the larger declassification process.

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