The Public Interest Declassification Board met in executive session on August 20, 2025. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Val Demings, John W. McCarthy, Carmen Medina, Ryan Montoya, and Alissa Starzak. Members convened virtually to discuss 9/11-related records previously highlighted by the board as priorities for declassification and to conduct … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on August 20, 2025
Category: Executive Sessions
PIDB Visit to the CIA
The PIDB members and the Director of ISOO, who serves as the Executive Secretary of the PIDB, at their visit to the CIA.
PIDB Executive Session held on July 16, 2025
The Public Interest Declassification Board met on July 16, 2025, at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Members received a classified briefing on several CIA tools focused on automating aspects of the agency's declassification and public release workflow—capabilities that align with the Board's mission to improve the efficiency, transparency, and timeliness of access to historically valuable … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on July 16, 2025
PIDB Executive Session held on June 18, 2025
The Public Interest Declassification Board held an in-person executive session on June 18, 2025, at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, Laura DeBonis, Val Demings, Carmen Medina, Ryan Montoya, and Alissa Starzak. The members discussed plans for a public meeting in the … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on June 18, 2025
PIDB Executive Session held on May 21, 2025
The Public Interest Declassification Board held an in-person executive session on May 21, 2025, at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, Val Demings, John W. McCarthy, Carmen Medina, Ryan Montoya, and Alissa Starzak. The meeting featured the following presentations: Jamie Joyce, executive … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on May 21, 2025
PIDB Executive Session held on April 10, 2025
The PIDB held an in-person executive session on April 10, 2025, at the National Archives building. The meeting was attended by PIDB members Mark Angelson, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, John W. McCarthy, and Ryan Montoya. The members in attendance unanimously voted to amend the PIDB Bylaws to allow two members to serve as Vice Chairs … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on April 10, 2025
PIDB Executive Session held on February 19, 2025
The PIDB held an in-person executive session on February 19, 2025 at the National Archives building. Chair Mark Angelson led the meeting which was attended by PIDB members Vice Chair Alissa Starzak, Carter Burwell, Ezra Cohen, John W. McCarthy, and Ryan Montoya. The members discussed goals, topics pertaining to declassification, areas of focus such as … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on February 19, 2025
President Biden appoints Mark Angelson as Chair, John W. McCarthy and Ryan Montoya as Board Members
On January 13, 2025, President Biden designated Mark Angelson as Chair and appointed him as member for the remainder of Mary DeRosa’s term. John W. McCarthy and Ryan Montoya were appointed as members for the remainder of David Hickton’s and Andrew Byrnes’s terms respectively. Mark Angelson most recently served as a member of the President’s … Continue reading President Biden appoints Mark Angelson as Chair, John W. McCarthy and Ryan Montoya as Board Members
PIDB Executive Session held on December 18, 2024
The PIDB held a virtual executive session on December 18, 2024. In recent weeks, Mary DeRosa, David Hickton, and Andrew Byrnes resigned from the Board. In the interim, Vice Chair Alissa Starzak will serve as acting chair. Ms. Starzak has previously served as acting chair, from June 5, 2020 to January 10, 2021, and again … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on December 18, 2024
PIDB Executive Session held on October 16, 2024
The PIDB held a virtual executive session on October 16, 2024. The session featured a presentation on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s project to consolidate security classification guides. The project, known as CoNGA, consolidated 65 individual guides into one guide that staff can access online and is searchable. This modernization project eliminated redundancies and resolved conflicting … Continue reading PIDB Executive Session held on October 16, 2024