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This 2024 Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (24-F-1134) contains Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review records for a submission by Chris Mellon, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In January 2024 Mellon submitted for release an unmarked message from a former DoD official alleging a program exploiting recovered off-world technology. The file includes emails chasing reviews from OUSD(I&S) and AARO. Both reviewers raised no objection, and on March 1, 2024 the case was cleared for open publication.
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Wed 2/28/2024 2:44 PM To:OSD Pentagon OUSD Intel - Sec List (b)(6) OSD OUSD INTEL (USA) (b)(6) Cc: (b)( 6 ) CIV WHS ESD (USA) (b)(6) imiEr (b)(6)(b)(6) Direct line (b)(6) Office line (b)(6) RE: (U) status request DOPSR OSD Pentagon OUSD Intel - Sec (b)(6) (b)(6) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon and happy Wednesday!24-P-0218 is being tracked by two Action IDs: ADM070014-24 assigned to both USI and AARO(I'm attempting to assign down for USI review how CATMS isn't currently cooperating) / ADM070048-24 just assigned to AARO AARO, can you please review 24-P-0218 24-P-0272 and 24-P-0258 and provide your response ASAP. Have a great day and stay safe. (b)(6) OUSD l&S Exec Sec Pentagon (b)(6) (b)(6) Direct all Exec Sec business to our office email: (b)(6) Exec Sec SharePoint: (b)(6) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIEDFrom: (b)(6) CIV WHS ESD (USA) Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 1:45 PM To: OSD Pentagon OUSD Intel - Sec Subject: Re: (U) status request DOPSR Yes, 24-P-0218 was to be reviewed by both l&S and AARO. I have repeatedly checked CATMS, including today, and the responses from either were not there. I also still need responses from AARO For 24-P-0272 and 24-P-0258. Thank you for your continued assistance.Regards, (b)(6) (b)(6) Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (b)(6) Pentagon NIPR: (b)(6) JWICS: (b)(6)
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FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 17 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.