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At Last, Declassification Board Gets Start-Up Funding

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· Story link For five years, a board established by Congress to review policies and procedures involving the declassification of…

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For five years, a board established by Congress to review policies and procedures involving the declassification of government documents has waited for the money to start its work. The House has now provided $1 million for the Public Interest Declassification Board as part of the 2006 Defense Appropriations Act. (6/24/05)

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