AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT

Joint Staff

Automatic Declassification Project

July 14 , 2006

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

William J. Kane

AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT

• Process– Review Joint Staff Permanently Historical Records and Records Referred to the

Joint Staff From Other Agencies– Review in Accordance with the Executive Order 12958, as amended, Kyl-Lott

Amendment, Privacy Act and Proper Referral of Other Agency Equities – Document Level/Pass Fail Review– Primarily Use Exemption (5) - reveal actual U.S. military war plans that remain in

effect– 10-Year Exemption with Continuous Re-review Effort – Government Declassification Specialists Provide Quality Assurance Reviews to

Ensure the Identification and Protection of Joint Staff Equities

• Staffing– Two GS-13 Government Declassification Specialists– Three Contractors at the National Archives II (Full Time Participation in the

Interagency Referral Center)– Two Contractors at the Pentagon– One Contractor at the Navy Historical Center (Navy Yard)

AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECTAutomatic Declassification of Joint Staff Documents

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2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

14,000,000

16,000,000

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

Completed

Remaining

Maturing Records

Exempted Due

Joint Staff Auto-Declass is on track to meet the 31 Dec

2006 deadline for review of Joint Staff docs per EO

12958

Joint Staff Auto-Declass is on track to meet the 31 Dec

2006 deadline for review of Joint Staff docs per EO

12958

AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT

• Review Progress– Review of 14,877,373 Million Pages of Joint Staff Records by 31

December 2006• 5,479,673 Pages Declassified – 37%

– Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) Approved 2006 Declassification Plan and 2002 Declassification Guide

– Determined by ISOO to be on Track for 31 December 2006 Deadline

• Additional Progress– Participation in the Monthly External Referral Working Group– Full-Time Participation in the Interagency Referral Center at the National

Archives– Participation in Document Declassification Support System (DDSS) -

Automated Referral System– Provides and Participates in Equity Recognition Training Sessions

AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT

• Future Priorities/Goals– Complete Review of Joint Staff Permanent Records Prior to 31

December 2006 Deadline

– Complete DDSS Notification of Referrals of Other Agencies’ Classified Equities Prior to 31 December 2006 Deadline

– Complete Review of Referral Records from Other Agencies Prior to 31 December 2009 Deadline

– Continue Participation in DDSS and Equity Recognition Training Sessions

AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT

• Challenges– Unknown Number of Pages Still to be Referred from Other Agencies

Prior to 2006 Referral Notification Deadline