Witnesses Assess Government Overclassification of Documents

Emerging Threats: Overclassification and Pseudo-classification, a hearing held on March 2, 2005.

“The purpose of this hearing is to examine the proliferation of categories of information that are not classified but are withheld from public disclosure.” [Link (PDF) to Briefing Memo for March 2 Hearing on Classification]

Opening Statement of Chairman Shays

Links to testimony from eight witnesses (all PDF documents) includes that of Thomas S. Blanton, Director, National Security Archive, George Washington University and that of Richard Ben-Veniste, former Commissioner, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

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