After a seven-year effort to obtain information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR), The Black Vault has finally succeeded in acquiring a previously unreleased document, albeit heavily redacted. Before this release, only brief citations were found in other files, also released to The Black Vault by the FBI. This request (case number 1363960-000), filed on December 16, 2016, asked for a review of the FBI’s Cyber National Threat Assessment for the year 2008, as found in the reference citation above. The document, dated June 22, 2009, is an intelligence assessment by the FBI.…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Welcome to the FBI Files on Historical Figures & Groups archive at The Black Vault. This comprehensive collection provides a unique lens into the lives and activities of various prominent individuals and groups that have played significant roles in shaping history. These files offer a rare glimpse into the FBI’s surveillance, investigation, and documentation of notable personalities and organizations, revealing the intricate ways they interacted with or were perceived by the U.S. government. From influential political leaders and activists to groundbreaking cultural figures, these documents span a wide spectrum of history and provide an invaluable resource for understanding the…
Here are the FBI files on the book by Don Whitehead entitled, The FBI Story A Report to the People. Here is a synopsis of the book: “What is the FBI? How did it come into being? What has it accomplished? What are its powers? Above all, what does the mere fact of its existence mean to Every Citizen of the United States? This book, written with the cooperation of J. Edgar Hoover and FBI Personnel will answer these questions once and for all. THE FBI STORY, written by one of America’s top reporters, Don Whitehead, and with a Foreword…
Safety Oversight Circulars issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are formal documents that provide guidance, information, and recommendations regarding aviation safety. These circulars are part of the FAA’s efforts to promote and improve safety within the aviation industry. Here’s a detailed breakdown of their key aspects: Purpose and Scope: Guidance and Best Practices: They offer guidance and best practices to aviation operators, manufacturers, and other stakeholders on how to comply with regulations and enhance safety. Information Sharing: Circulars serve as a means for the FAA to share important safety information, including findings from safety studies, research outcomes, and lessons…
UPDATE: This story was originally published on May 25, 2023. However, on April 3, 2024, this story was updated with a FOIA appeal win, which produced the briefing card, with the relevant redactions lifted. That update appears below the article. The Department of Defense released another ‘Briefing Card’ about the AOIMSG, a DoD effort previously studying UFOs. This document contains intriguing redactions under exemption (b)(5) and extra information that were absent in previous releases of the same record. A question in the ‘Questions and Answers’ section and an entire section under ‘Additional Background Information (Not for release)’ have been redacted,…