Intelligence

OGIS Releases Assessment of Secret Service FOIA Program, July 27, 2016

Background The following was released by the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) on July 27, 2016. Today we are releasing…

July 28, 2016

Download the Missing 28 Pages from the 9/11 Report

Declassified Version of Part Four, Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11,…

July 15, 2016

The Intelligence Evaluation Committee

Background According to the papers of President Richard M. Nixon, he stated the following about the Intelligence Evaluation Committee in…

July 14, 2016

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of lntelligence and Analysis (I&A) Reports

According to the Department of Homeland Security, the following is the Office of lntelligence and Analysis' mission statement: Background The…

June 24, 2016

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Foreign Government Information Classification Guide

Background The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Foreign Government Information Classification Guide (FGICG) provides guidance concerning the classification and level of protection…

June 22, 2016

Research Guides & Document Transfers

The following documents are archived at The Black Vault to offer researchers useful guides to publications, documents, articles, and government agencies/structures.…

June 22, 2016

Did the Obama Administration Lobby to Kill FOIA/Transparency Reform?

Background The following documents were obtained through a FOIA lawsuit by the Freedom of the Press Foundation.  Below the documents,…

June 15, 2016

The CIA Records Search Tool (CREST) Manuals and Procedures

CREST Background The following is the background information on CREST, as supplied by the CIA. The automatic declassification provisions of…

June 15, 2016

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Intelligence Production Database

Background For last approximately 20 years, the Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) has created a report with thousands of documents, in a database known…

June 9, 2016