Pentagon changes classification policy for space programs

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks signed a memo in late 2023 that encourages fewer classifications on documents related to the department’s space programs.

The memo itself is classified, though it essentially replaces a decades-old policy that is obsolete, Pentagon Assistant Secretary for Space Policy John Plumb said on Wednesday.

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