March 02, 2006
* Archivist Responds to Gov't Reclassification of Docs.

NARA press release: "Archivist of the United States Announces New Steps in Response to Withdrawal of Declassified Records from Open Shelves at the National Archives"

Related documents, news and postings:

  • Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000

  • Public Interest Declassification Board Holds First Meeting: Document Withdrawal from the National Archives a Serious Concern, 2/28/2006.

  • New York Times today, Archivist Urges U.S. to Reopen Classified Files

  • beSpacific postings: Gov. Docs. Available to the Public Reclassified and Access Denied and Gov't Docs on the Web: Now You See Them, Now You Don't

  • Washington Post: Classifying Toothpaste