On February 15, 2023, the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) met in executive session by video teleconference. PIDB Acting Chair Alissa Starzak led the virtual meeting, which was attended by Carter Burwell, Paul-Noel Chretien, Ezra Cohen, Laura DeBonis, Trey Gowdy, Michael Lawrence, Ben Powell, and John Tierney. The members discussed next steps following the America’s … Continue reading PIDB Posts Agenda for Executive Session Teleconference Held on February 15, 2023
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Video from the PIDB’s Public Meeting at the LBJ Library on January 26 Is Now on NARA’s YouTube Channel
Video of the public meeting of the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) held on January 26, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum (The LBJ Library) in Austin, Texas, is now available on the YouTube channel of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For the agenda of the public meeting, see the … Continue reading Video from the PIDB’s Public Meeting at the LBJ Library on January 26 Is Now on NARA’s YouTube Channel
PIDB Posts Agenda from Public Meeting Held on January 26, 2023, at the LBJ Library, Austin, Texas
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. (CST), at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum (the LBJ Library) in Austin, Texas, the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) held its first public meeting of 2023. As a guest of the PIDB, Evan Gottesman, counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), discussed … Continue reading PIDB Posts Agenda from Public Meeting Held on January 26, 2023, at the LBJ Library, Austin, Texas
Editorial Board of The Washington Post Cites PIDB’s 2020 Report and PIDB Blogs in Support of Secrecy Reform to Reduce Over-classification
On January 15, 2023, an editorial by the Editorial Board of The Washington Post highlighted the urgent need for the federal government to reduce "over-classification," as the increasing “tsunami” of electronic information that stems from current government operations overwhelms the existing system of classification management and declassification. In the editorial, The Washington Post Editorial Board … Continue reading Editorial Board of The Washington Post Cites PIDB’s 2020 Report and PIDB Blogs in Support of Secrecy Reform to Reduce Over-classification
Registration Open for PIDB Public Meeting and Co-sponsored Conference on “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy,” January 26-27, in Austin, Texas—Get Your Tickets Now!
On Thursday, January 26th, the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) will host its first public meeting of 2023 in the 10th Floor Atrium of the LBJ Presidential Library. The PIDB will consider the critical need for modernization of the federal system for classification and declassification. PIDB members will discuss challenges that electronic government records pose for … Continue reading Registration Open for PIDB Public Meeting and Co-sponsored Conference on “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy,” January 26-27, in Austin, Texas—Get Your Tickets Now!
PIDB Co-sponsors Conference on “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy,” January 26-27, at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas – to Attend In Person, Register Now!
A conference on “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy,” to be held at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library (LBJ Library), January 26-27, in Austin, Texas, is being co-sponsored by the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB), the LBJ Library, the Strauss Center, the Clements Center, the Intelligence Studies Project, and the Texas LBJ School … Continue reading PIDB Co-sponsors Conference on “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy,” January 26-27, at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas – to Attend In Person, Register Now!
PIDB Sets In-Person Public Meeting for January 26, 4:00-5:30 p.m., at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas – Register Now!
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 4:00-5:30 p.m., the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) will conduct its first public meeting of 2023 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas (the LBJ Library). At the meeting, PIDB members will discuss the critical need for modernization of the federal system for classification … Continue reading PIDB Sets In-Person Public Meeting for January 26, 4:00-5:30 p.m., at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas – Register Now!
PIDB Submits Letter to President Biden in Support of Transparency Plans in Public Release of JFK Assassination Records
Today, the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) submitted a letter to President Biden supporting the public release of records on December 15, 2022, by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), as consistent with the PIDB’s previous letter to the President of September 27, 2021, which recommended that the President limit any further certifications for … Continue reading PIDB Submits Letter to President Biden in Support of Transparency Plans in Public Release of JFK Assassination Records
PIDB Plans In-Person Public Meeting and Conference, January 26-27, 2023, at the LBJ Library
The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) plans to hold an in-person public meeting on January 26, 2023, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum (LBJ Presidential Library) in Austin, Texas, at 4 p.m. CT. Following the in-person public meeting, Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, will give a keynote address opening the public conference … Continue reading PIDB Plans In-Person Public Meeting and Conference, January 26-27, 2023, at the LBJ Library
NARA Releases More JFK Records, as President Biden Approves Few Delays
On December 15, 2022, pursuant to the latest White House memorandum on the disclosure of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released 13,173 records previously withheld by the federal government. These newly disclosed records are available online in NARA’s JFK Assassination Records Collection, which … Continue reading NARA Releases More JFK Records, as President Biden Approves Few Delays