Improving Declassification: a Report to the President from the Public Interest Declassification Board - A Review with Commentary

Bill Sleeman, University of Maryland School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Library

Abstract

This article examines the December 2008 report of the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) with a particular focus on the impact of the recommendations for improving access to classified information and comparing the report to past efforts at reforming the declassification process.