AALL strongly supports classification policies that promote opening the
government to the greatest extent possible. Recognizing the need to
balance security and transparency, we urge lawmakers to prioritize
transparency where possible by supporting policies that limit
classification and encourage declassification.
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Issue Briefs and Reports
Formal Statements
- Letter to President Obama, "To urge you to promptly establish and provide active White House leadership for a Security Classification Reform Steering Committee to help correct what you have called “the problem of overclassification.” (04/23/13)
- Letter to Senate Leadership, "In
support of delaying floor action on the Intelligence Authorization Bill
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 due to concerns about provisions to address
the leaks of highly classified information" (11/26/12)
- Letter House and Senate Intelligence Committee Leadership, "In
support of the existing statutory requirement for the Intelligence
Community to prepare an annual report to Congress regarding security
clearances" (08/07/12)
- Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership, "In
support of the confirmation hearing of President Obama’s nominees to
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) (04/17/12)
- Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership, "To
urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold confirmation hearings on
President Obama’s nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board (PCLOB)" (03/13/12)
- Letter to DNI Director James Clapper, CIA Director David Petraeus, and ISOO Director John Fitzpatrick, "In opposition to a new regulation that limits public access by raising fees for the Mandatory Declassification Review program" (02/23/12)
- Letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,
"To
express our concerns about the treatment of information related to the
water contamination at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from the
Department of the Navy" (01/24/12)
- Letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, "To
express our concerns about the treatment of information related to the
water contamination at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from the
Department of the Navy" (01/24/12)
- Letter to Senate, "In
support of Senator Patrick Leahy's amendment to fix a provision related
to “critical infrastructure information,” in Section 1044 of the
National Defense Authorization Act" (11/17/11)
- Letter to President Obama, Secretary Napolitano, Attorney General Holder, and Director Clapper, "To express our concern over the lack of nominations to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)" (08/25/11)
- Letter to Senate, "To
oppose a provision relating to “critical infrastructure information,”
in Section 1044 of the National Defense Authorization Act, S. 1254" (08/15/11)