Hicks addresses space 'overclassification' problem in memo

By Shelley K. Mesch / January 17, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks recently signed a memo removing some classification barriers, which one top official said could help address classification roadblocks that are hindering collaboration on space throughout the department. The memo, signed at the end of last year, overwrites decades-old policy on classification for space-related efforts, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb told reporters today. Plumb is not calling to declassify efforts in the space domain. Instead, he said programs could be classified at...

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