http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb457/
A set of three recently declassified documents relating to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis which reveal contradictory practices about current declassification policies by the Defense Department. From the National Security Archive
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL33320.pdf
Describes what they are, what laws authorize their use by law enforcement authorities, and what recent revisions and recommendations have been made relating to their use, including recommendations of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://static.history.state.gov/frus-history/ebooks/frus-history.pdf
Traces the evolution of the FRUS documentary history series from its antecedents in the early republic through 20th Century disclosure controversies and the implementation of its current mandate, the 1991 Foreign Relations statute. E-book preview edition will be replaced by eventual published version. From the Office of the Historian, U.S. State Department
http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/ceg-ppd/memop.pdf
Federal District Court decision that ordered the Obama Administration to release to the public an unclassified presidential directive on issues of foreign aid. The decision also criticized the administrative view that unclassified presidential directives to Executive Branch agencies could be withheld from public view. Legal decision posted by the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News Project
http://www.fas.org/sgp/obama/nap2.pdf
Follows the 2011 plan that launched, among other things, the We the People petitions platform. The new plan calls for transforming the security classification system, modernizing the Freedom of Information Act, increase transparency of foreign intelligence surveillance activities, and strengthen privacy compliance efforts. From the Executive Office of the President, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying/nsadocs
A chronological archive of National Security Agency documents, declassified or made public by media sources since June 2013, related to agency surveillance of American communication media. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Press release with links. Brings to light more information about the bulk collection of email metadata by the National Security Agency. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
http://justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CRS-Report-FISC-Public-Advocate-Oct.-25-2013.pdf
Looks at proposals that a civil liberties advocate be added to the structure of the FISA Court. Examines Article III issues that would be raised by having a FISA public advocate. From the Congressional Research Service