Author: John Greenewald

Background The following was released on December 22, 2020, by the Department of Justice: Today, following months of virtual meetings, testimony and study, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr submitted the final report of the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to the White House.  This report represents the first comprehensive study of law enforcement in more than 55 years. On Oct. 28, 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order No. 13896, which directed the Department of Justice to establish the “Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.”  The purpose of the Commission…

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Background Below, you will find the passed copy of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes the Coronavirus Stimulus package. It is added here without editorial for reference purposes. Document Archive Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [5,593 Pages, 9MB]

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Background This file is from the Project Blue Book collection within the National Archives. It is a case where the witness describes an object falling like a green flame from the sky. It was shaped roughly like a cone, about 1ft high. Upon landing, it started a fire in the backyard shed of the property, and the local police were called out. After analysis by the U.S. Air Force – they determined it was furnace slag. The case files, along with photographs, are all below. Document Archive Project Blue Book: Hartford, Connecticut — September 4, 1960 – CASE FILES [73…

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Background Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) is a next-generation computer capability that holds the potential for changing everything from how people live and work to how wars are fought and won. The Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) is keeping pace with this computing revolution through its Grand Challenge Program, beginning with three pilot projects and a workshop to recruit more. Video Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSBSL6t55Fw

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Background INSCOM executes mission command of operational intelligence and security forces; conducts, synchronizes, and integrates worldwide multi-discipline and all-source intelligence and security operations; and delivers linguist support and intelligence related advanced skills training, acquisition support, logistics, communications and other specialized capabilities in support of Army, Joint, and Coalition commands and the U.S. Intelligence Community. Below, you will find their annual command history for FY 2006, which was declassified to The Black Vault via a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request. Document Archive INSCOM Annual History for FY 2006 [167 Pages, 43MB]

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