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Controlled Unclassified Information
Coverage of Controlled Unclassified Information in the Nexus archive.
- Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from FOIA
The Pentagon has proposed a legislative measure enabling the defense secretary to withhold 'controlled unclassified information' from public access under FOIA. This could restrict transparency by limiting access to various defense records labeled with this classification.
- Pentagon blocks review of F-35 fighter jet project for first time in over 20 years
The Pentagon has blocked the public release of a congressionally mandated annual report on the F-35 fighter jet programme for the first time in over 20 years. Defence Department officials cited the presence of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in the report, which costs $1.6 trillion, as the reason for withholding it.