The inspector general investigation focused on an audit of Crane & Co. Inc. (referred to as Crane Currency), a subsidiary of Crane Co., which supplies banknotes and banknote security features to central banks globally, and is a significant supplier of paper for U.S. currency. This audit was prompted by a Department of Treasury Office of Inspector General request to examine Crane’s firm-fixed-price proposal. The proposal was in response to a solicitation for a ten-year contract for currency paper and security paper meeting the specifications of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The audit questioned certain proposed prices by…
Author: John Greenewald
The Black Vault has successfully obtained a less redacted version of a once-classified document detailing the Korean Communications Intelligence (COMINT) effort of 1971. Despite previous releases, this latest unsealing comes after The Black Vault’s effective Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request, which has resulted in the lifting of some, but not all, redactions. The document, originally reviewed for declassification as per Executive Order 13526, documents a critical time in COMINT history. As stated in the FOIA release letter, “Some portions deleted from the document were found to be currently and properly classified… The information denied meets the criteria for classification… and…
UPDATE: On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Secret Service decided to release additional records to The Black Vault through a 2023 FOIA request that was previously closed, all of which pertain to the below incident. Although the original published article from November 14, 2023, remains untouched, the additional 25 pages are now available below for download. The United States Secret Service has released files pertaining to an incident in July 2023, where a suspicious white powdery substance, later identified as cocaine, was found at the White House. These documents, released following a Freedom of Information Act request filed by The…
The Census Bureau released its Lessons Learned document from the 2000 decennial census. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau documents the lessons learned from the most recent 10-year national population census. Document Archive The Census Bureau Lessons Learned Documents from the 2000 Decennial Census [5,935 Pages, 102MB]
A previously classified document, “Independent Oversight Inspection of Safeguards and Security of the Los Alamos Site Office and Los Alamos National Laboratory,” published in February 2003, has been further released after a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) filed by The Black Vault. The document provides an in-depth examination of the safeguards and security programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) conducted in late 2002. The inspection, carried out by the Office of Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance (OA), was comprehensive and performance-oriented, covering six key areas: classified matter protection…