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This FOIA release from DoD Washington Headquarters Services collects 2017 memoranda by Garry Reid, Director for Defense Intelligence in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. The memoranda concern the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and former employee Luis Elizondo. According to Reid, Elizondo had no AATIP job responsibilities and inflated his role, and the program ended in 2012. The release also includes both of Elizondo's resignation letters and notes that AFOSI opened an inquiry into whether he mishandled classified information.
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was that Mr. Elizondo's claims were not credible, and the letter was not worthy of the Secretary's personal attention. • (U/iMi Question 5: "Has the "Navy civilian" been interviewed about the declassification?" Response: Yes. USDI staff contacted him upon discovery of the SIPRnet email sent to him by Mr. Elizondo. He informed us that he told Mr. Elizondo that he was not the declassification release authority, and took no further action. • Question 6: "What is a "deferred" retirement?" Response: "Deferred Retirement" refers to delayed payment of benefits until certain criteria are met. Deferred retirement applies to those with at least five years of Federal service who depart before reaching their Minimum Retirement Age (MRA) — which is between ages 55-57, depending on year of birth. Those with 5 years can opt to collect retirement benefits as early as age 62; those with 10 years can collect at their MRA but will sacrifice 5% for each year they are under 62. Attachments: As stated
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