New Exemptions Will Let Some Old U.S. Government Secrets Stay Secret
Matthew Phelan · 09/12/14 02:49PM
It wasn't clear when Obama signed Executive Order 13526 early in his presidency what "extraordinary cases" government agencies could propose to exempt documents from automatic declassification after 50 years. Well, turns out, dozens of agencies qualified, mostly the obvious ones, but also the U.S. Mint.