Background In the government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congress and the administration have taken action on multiple fronts to address challenges that have contributed to catastrophic loss of life and profound economic disruption. These actions have helped direct much-needed federal assistance to support many aspects of public life, including local public health systems and private-sector businesses. However, the nation faces continued public health risks and economic difficulties for the foreseeable future. Among other challenges, the public health system, already strained from months of responding to COVID-19 cases, will face the additional task of managing the upcoming flu…
Author: John Greenewald
Press Release 20-091 by NASA, September 22, 2020 — While advancing plans for unprecedented lunar exploration under the Artemis program, NASA also is building on a longstanding partnership with the Department of Defense with a new memorandum of understanding announced today by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Space Force (USSF) Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond. The agreement, discussed during a Sept. 22 Mitchell Institute virtual event, commits the two organizations to broad collaboration in areas including human spaceflight, U.S. space policy, space transportation, standards and best practices for safe operations in space, scientific research, and planetary defense. “NASA’s partnerships are…
Below article released by NASA on September 17, 2020, and is archived here for reference. An international effort that brought together more than 60 ice, ocean, and atmosphere scientists from three dozen international institutions has generated new estimates of how much of an impact Earth’s melting ice sheets could have on global sea levels by 2100. If greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 15 inches (38 centimeters) of global sea level rise – and that’s beyond the amount that has already been set in motion by Earth’s warming climate. Results from…
Background This National Intelligence Daily was issued on February 10, 1980. Originally, it was released in 2004 with heavy redactions. In April of 2020, I requested a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR), and in July of 2020 – the CIA released the below version with less redactions. Document Archive National Intelligence Daily — February 10, 1980 [24 Pages, 8MB] – MDR Release to The Black Vault in 2020. All NEWLY RELEASED information is highlighted in yellow. Interesting to note that the original release misrepresented how many pages were withheld in full. Archived Versions National Intelligence Daily — February 10, 1980 -…
Background Below you will find documents regarding 9/11/01, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Document Archive Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Records on 9/11 The following documents have been declassified by the FBI pertaining to 9/11. The 11 September Hijacker Cell Model, February 2003 [10 Pages, 9MB] The 11 September Hijacker Cell Model, February 2003 [13 Pages, 6.5MB] – This was an attempt at a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) of the same document, but appears to be a re-release of the same information as nothing else could be revealed. A Review of the FBI’s Handling of Intelligence Information Related…