http://www.archives.gov/isoo/reports/2007-annual-report.pdf

Reports on the amount and cost of classified information in the federal government system. For 20007, reports an increase of 4.6% in classification activity at a cost of $9.91 billion. From the Information Security Oversight Office.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2008/index.html#ipad

An archive of statements at hearings before congressional committees by a variety of speakers on the broad topic of secrecy, access to government information, and national security. From the Federation of American Scientists.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33312_20080408.pdf

Explains the background to the current controversy over presidential authority to restrict foreign investment in the interests of U.S. national security. Covers the Exon-Florio provision, Treasury Department regulations, the Byrd Amendment, and the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/guidance-annualreport-052008.pdf

Provides new guidelines for federal agencies for Freedom of Information Act compliance following passage of the OPEN Government Act of 2007. The revised guidelines include more information regarding agency response time to requests and agency backlogs. From the Justice Department.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RS20748.pdf

Reviews current practices and procedures by the Senate and House for handling classified information and proposals for change. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0803b/final.pdf

Subtitled: Assessment of Corrective Actions and Examination of NSL Usage in 2006. A follow-up report which describes and assesses the response by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department to the misuse of National Security Letters described in the first report. Also describes the FBI's use of NSLs in calendar year 2006. Concludes the FBI has made significant progress in adopting corrective actions, but that significant intelligence violations in the use of NSLs continued to occur during 2006 prior to the appearance of the first report. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Justice Department.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RL33494.pdf

Reviews the history and development of the classifying of secret government information since World War I, the problems with the current state of information classification, and proposed legislative remedies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb/improving-declassification.pdf

Proposes reform of the declassification process to promote a more rational and timely release of historical records. Calls for expedited declassifying of presidential records including the President's Daily Brief, and for creation of a National Declassification Center to coordinate declassification activity. From the Public Interest Declassification Board.

http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/virtuallibrary/documents/mr/031870_pdb.pdf

Provides an inside look at how the top secret daily intelligence package, known as the President's Daily Brief, is prepared for the president. Memorandum prepared by A.W. Marshall for Henry Kissinger, Declassified by the Nixon Presidential Library

http://www.fas.org/sgp/isoo/declass/cia.pdf

Describes declassification efforts by the Central Intelligence Agency over the past ten years, a period when about 33% of the documents reviewed were declassified and anticipates a slower rate of declassification in the future because of resource constraints and more loopholes blocking disclosure of still active documents. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/advisory/state/hac2006.pdf

Latest annual report to be disclosed to the public from the folks who prepare the Foreign Relations of the U.S., the official diplomatic history volumes. Official secrecy is threatening the credibility of the series, according to the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation. From the Department of State, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.