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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.
Unclass Tel: (b)(6) Class Tel: (b)(6) From: OSD Pentagon OUSD Intel - Sec Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 1:32 PM To: (b)( 6 ) CIV WHS ESD (USA) Subject: RE: (U) status request DOPSR CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon and happy Wednesday! AARO, please provide a status of this action. 24-P-0218 was only assigned to AARO in CATMS. If you would like l&S to work addition review it will need to be assigned to USI as well. 24-P-0258 was completed by l&S attached as well as put into CATMS under supporting documents. 24-P-0272 was assign to l&S(373 attached and in CATMS in supporting documents) as well as AARO in CATMS. Have a great day and stay safe. (b)(6) OUSD l&S Exec Sec Pentagon (b)(6) (b)(6) Direct line (b)(6) Office line Direct all Exec Sec business to our office email: (b)(6) Exec Sec Share Point (b)(6) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED 6 (b)() From: CIV WHS ESD (USA) Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 1:14 PM OSD Pentagon OUSDTo: (b)( 6 ) CTR OSD OUSD INTEL & SEC (USA) (b)(6) Intel - Sec List (b)(6) D Pentagon OUSD ; u Intel - Sec List (b)(6) Cc: OSD Pentagon OUSD Intel - Sec (b)(6) Subject: Re: (U) status request DOPSR Good afternoon! Writing again re the case below. I'm still waiting on responses as indicated. 24-P-0218- l&S and AARO- suspense 9 Feb 24-P-0258- l&S and AARO- suspense 9 Feb 24-P-0272- AARO only- suspense 16 Feb These cases need to be completed ASAP. Not only is DOPSR under a lot of pressure from (b)(5) (b)(5) , but (b)(6) has complained publicly about how long reviews are taking and DOPSR is now
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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.