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dennis Most government secrets have an expiration date, after which they must be revealed.
Classification volume: The United States government classified an estimated 49 million documents in 2017 alone, averaging more than one secret per second.
dennis Redaction is the process of obscuring sensitive text before documents are released to the public.
The action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics. In 1951, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 10290 to establish the modern official state secrecy system.
What are the three official levels of US national security classification?
dennis Decode redacted files to discover the secrets governments hide from the public.
How many exemptions exist under the US Freedom of Information Act to protect sensitive information?
What must a US federal agency do if they deny a Freedom of Information Act request?
In what year was the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) signed into law?
Which tier of classification is defined as causing 'exceptionally grave damage' if leaked?
Under current US rules, how many years can pass before documents are usually automatically declassified?
Which US President officially established the modern three-tiered classification system in 1951?
What is the term for blacking out sensitive information in a document before public release?