History

NSA DIRgram / Director’s Memorandum Archive

A DIRGram, also known as a Director's Memorandum, is a formal communication issued by the Director of the National Security…

August 8, 2024

FBI File: Bacteriological Warfare

This FBI file relates to bacteriological warfare. It contains investigative information gathered over several decades. Significant portions of the file…

July 15, 2024

FBI Files: Civil Rights Era

Background Movements for civil rights were a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law that peaked in…

July 10, 2024

FBI File: The FBI Story A Report to the People (Book), by Don Whitehead

Here are the FBI files on the book by Don Whitehead entitled, The FBI Story A Report to the People.…

July 2, 2024

CARNIVORE (DCS1000): FBI Files on Their Email and Electronic Communication Monitoring Software

The below documents began being published here on The Black Vault in 2018, as the FBI released them. The final…

June 27, 2024

FBI Files: The Gangster Era through Modern Day Criminals

The following list of documents pertain to famous gangsters and the men who caught them.  Declassified Files on Gangsters &…

June 25, 2024

Declassified NRC Document Sheds Light on Kyshtym Nuclear Explosion

The release of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sheds light on…

June 24, 2024

FBI Files: Sports Figures

Background The following is a list of FBI files on different sports figures throughout the decades.  Declassified Sports Figure FBI…

May 30, 2024

The “Family Jewels” Collection (CIA)

The CIA's "Family Jewels" is a compilation of documents that expose a series of controversial and often illicit activities conducted…

May 29, 2024

The FBI’s Pre-Processed List of Previously Released Files

Background When Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are processed by the FBI, they will sometimes send CD's (or printed…

May 8, 2024