https://fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/access.pdf
Examines the controversy over the disclosure of classified information by the president and related government standards for classifying and declassifying information. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
https://www.justice.gov/oip/reports/fy_2016_annual_report_summary.pdf/download
Shows total number of Freedom of Information Act requests for information received by federal agencies during 2016, a 10% increase over 2015, and the highest number received in any year since the passage of the law. Also shows number of requests processed, the outcome of requests, backlogged requests and average processing time. From the Justice Department
https://fas.org/irp/agency/doj/crimes-reports-2016.html
In response to current administration concerns about “out-of-control “government leaks, this letter responds to a FOIA request and reveals that 37 crime reports relating to leaks of classified information were received by the Justice Department during 2016. The average number of such leaks reported between 2009 and 2015 was 39.7. For 2009-2015 year-by-year data, see https://fas.org/irp/agency/doj/crimes-reports.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/crest-25-year-program-archive
Introduces a revised site for accessing declassified Central Intelligence Agency reports. From the Central Intelligence Agency
http://intelligence.house.gov/UploadedFiles/HPSCI_Snowden_Review_Declassified.pdf
Completed in September 2016 but released to the public in unclassified form in December 2016. Reviews how the Snowden disclosures occurred, what the U.S. government knows about the man who released the information, and whether the security shortfalls have been remedied. From the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/0001254908
Search blog by publication title: Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation to find links to all previously issued volumes in series on CIA’s Electronic Reading Room site.
https://nsarchive.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/cia-bay-of-pigs-v51.pdf
Long withheld 1984 5th part of the Central Intelligence Agency’s history of what went wrong at the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. Volumes 1-4 were previously released. The CIA claimed a “deliberative process” privilege for the volume, an internal investigation, but changes in the FOIA require release of drafts if they are more than 25 years old. Posted by the National Security Archive. Previous volumes in the CIA’s Electronic Reading Room
http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/state-roca-2016.pdf
Finds shortcomings and inaccuracies in the reporting on classification decisions by department officials. Similar extrapolation and sampling techniques, however, are used by all departments and considered normal according to Information Security Oversight Office officials. From the Office of the Inspector General of the State Department. Posted by the Federation of American Scientists