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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 </FONT><A HREF="http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/zgSolB/TM";><B>Click Here!</B></A> --------------------------------------------------------------------~->Steven Aftergood 17 Jun 2004: <www.fas.org <http://www.fas.org> > SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2004, Issue No. 56 June 17, 2004 ** NSPD ON FUTURE US OPERATIONS IN IRAQ ** ISOO DIRECTOR LEONARD ON CLASSIFICATION POLICY ** JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOIA GUIDE ** NORTH KOREAN WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY NSPD ON FUTURE US OPERATIONS IN IRAQ A National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD) signed by President Bush on May 11 defines the organization and structure of the U.S. presence in Iraq that will replace the Coalition Provisional Authority following the planned transition to Iraqi sovereignty by June 30. The NSPD establishes a State Department-controlled Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO) "to facilitate the transition in Iraq" as ! well as another entity within the Defense Department called the Project and Contracting Office (PCO) "to provide acquisition and project management support." The directive was first reported by the New York Times on May 14. But as is the case with almost all Bush Administration NSPDs, the full text has not been made publicly available by the White House. A copy was obtained by Secrecy News from a U.S. government source. See "United States Government Operations in Iraq," May 11, 2004: http://rd.mailshell.com/www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd051104.pdf <http://rd.mailshell.com/www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd051104.pdf> ISOO DIRECTOR LEONARD ON CLASSIFICATION POLICY The director of the government office responsible for overseeing national security classification policy sounded a warning this week that the integrity of the classification system may be in danger. "While the policy for security classifi cation as set forth by the President is fundamentally sound, lately I have become increasingly concerned with respect to how the basics are being implemented in some quarters," said J. William Leonard, director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). Noting indications of excessive classification, Mr. Leonard suggested a link to the "veritable epidemic of leaks" experienced by some agencies, which he said are "part and parcel of what occurs when individuals begin to lose confidence in the security classification system." Speaking to an annual gathering of classification officials convened by the National Classification Management Society Tuesday in Reno, Nevada, Mr. Leonard called for closer attention to "the basics" of classification policy. It is true, he said, that "Too little classification can subject our citizens, our democratic institutions, our homeland security, and our interactions with foreign nations to potential harm." But "Too much classification unnecessarily impedes effective information sharing, and inappropriate classification undermines the integrity of the entire process." 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