The Public Interest Declassification Board (the Board) has transmitted its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2025 (CY 2025). This report is directed by the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000, as amended (P.L. 106-567), reflecting the Board's core function as an advisory body to Congress and the President on matters related to classification, declassification, … Continue reading PIDB Submits 2025 Annual Report to Congress
The Public Interest Declassification Board held an in-person executive session on May 20, 2026, at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, Valdez Demings, Carmen Medina, John McCarthy, and Alissa Starzak. John Powers, Acting Director, Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on May 20, 2026
The “JFK Records Collection” was established by the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act (PL 102-526), signed by President George H.W. Bush in October 1992. Agency records responsive to the Act were collected between 1994 and 1998 and reviewed by an independent Assassination Records Review Board, which was also established by the JFK … Continue reading Current Status of the JFK Records Collection
The Public Interest Declassification Board held an in-person executive session on April 27, 2026, at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, Carmen Medina, Ryan Montoya, and Alissa Starzak. Members gathered for a productive and essential meeting, focusing on several key areas critical … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on April 27, 2026
(From left) Val Demings, Alissa Starzak, Carmen Medina, Ezra Cohen, and Mark Angelson view a replica of the weather balloon recovered near Roswell, N.M., in 1947 during a visit to the Digitization Center. (Photo courtesy of PIDB staff) March 18, 2026 Executive Session The Board held an in-person executive session on March 18, 2026, at … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of PIDB Visit to NDC and Digitization Center
The Public Interest Declassification Board held an in-person executive session on February 18, 2026, at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, Laura DeBonis, Val Demings, John W. McCarthy, Carmen Medina, Ryan Montoya, and Alissa Starzak. The meeting focused on three key areas: … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on February 18, 2026
While the PIDB continues to advocate for the review and public release of all outstanding 9/11 records, the Board has identified two sets of classified records as high priorities for review and declassification. Today, we will examine these priority records—a President’s Daily Briefing (PDB) summary and a collection of interview transcripts—in further detail and highlight … Continue reading High-Priority 9/11 Records: A Closer Look
At a public meeting held on January 14, 2026, in the U.S. Capitol, the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) called for a comprehensive declassification review of all remaining classified records related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with the goal of releasing as much information as possible to the public. In their remarks, Board … Continue reading PIDB Calls for the Review and Release of all 9/11 records at Public Meeting in U.S. Capitol
The Public Interest Declassification Board held a public meeting in the Senate Visitor Center of the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2026. The event featured remarks from Senator Wyden, Senator Slotkin, Congresswoman Luna, and Brett Eagleson (representing 9/11 families), an overview of 9/11 records that remain classified, and potential avenues to reform the national security … Continue reading VIDEO: January 14, 2026, PIDB Public Meeting at U.S. Capitol to Discuss Transparency for 9/11 Records and Wider Declassification Reform
The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) will hold its next public meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Senate Visitor Center located within the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The discussion will address the vital need for transparency regarding 9/11 records as the … Continue reading The PIDB Public Meeting is Tomorrow – Tune In!
