UNCLASSIFIED AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT Joint Staff Automatic Declassification

UNCLASSIFIED AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROJECT Joint Staff Automatic Declassification Project William J. Kane July 14 , 2006 UNCLASSIFIED

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 PROJECT 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