Background Melanie Ann Pustay became the Director of the Office of Information Policy of the United States Department of Justice in 2007. The Office of Information Policy is responsible for developing guidance for Executive Branch agencies on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), for ensuring that the President’s FOIA Memorandum and the Attorney General’s FOIA Guidelines are fully implemented across the government, and for overseeing agency compliance with the law. Before becoming Director, Ms. Pustay served for eight years as Deputy Director of OIP, where she was responsible for the Department’s responses to access requests made to the Department’s Senior…
Author: John Greenewald
Background NNSA receives its authority for the responsibility for all weapon and weapon-related functions from 50 USC 2402, Chapter 41. DOE/NNSA and DoD cooperate in the development, production, and maintenance of nuclear weapons. Figure 1.1-1 illustrates DOE/NNSA/DoD organizational interrelationships. The basic document that establishes the interrelationships between the two agencies is “An Agreement Between the AEC and the DoD for the Development, Production, and Standardization of Atomic Weapons,” dated March 21, 1953. This is commonly referred to as the “1953 Agreement.” It was updated on September 5, 1984, by the “Supplement to the 1953 Agreement for the Development, Production, and…
Abstract Over the past 24 months, the Office of Inspector General (OJG) has issued multiple reports assessing U.S. Government efforts to train, equip, and advise the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).1 This is the fifth in a series of periodic reports that address ISAF development of the ANP/Mol and the Afghan National Army (ANA)/Ministry of Defense (MoD). The metrics reports track ANSF progress toward assuming an independent and sustainable role in security operations. The OTG collects infmmation ft·om recurring briefings, reports, and other data collected and disseminated by ISAF and its subordinate commands-ISAF Joint Command (IJC), and NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan…
Background Wikipedia offers the following summary of the Watergate scandal, and it is republished here, in part, for reference. You will find the declassified documents obtained below. The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration’s attempted cover-up of its involvement. When the conspiracy was discovered and investigated by the U.S. Congress, the Nixon administration’s resistance to its probes led to a constitutional crisis.…
Background An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location, and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex dynamic automation systems. Currently, UAVs perform reconnaissance as well as attack missions. They are also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting. UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too “dull, dirty, or dangerous” for manned aircraft. Declassified Documents Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), April 1994[170 Pages, 19.2MB] Counter UAV Optical Detection, Location, and Negation…