The following case was first filed in June of 2016. It sought after emails from then FBI Director James Comey, along with former FBI Director Robert Mueller, which contained the keyword “Snowden.” The Black Vault has filed numerous cases throughout the years for keyword searches of e-mails, however, the FBI refused to process this case. Multiple appeals were filed under DOJ-AP-2017-000418 and DOJ-AP-2017-003992, given the rejections of the requests. Ultimately, the appeal was granted, and the case was given 1381538-000. It would then take nearly SIX YEARS for the material to arrive, which it finally did. Those 20 pages released,…
Author: John Greenewald
Jacob Joseph Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 25th White House Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2013 and Director of the Office of Management and Budget in both the Clinton Administration and Obama Administration. Document Archive Former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew E-Mails with the keyword: “Trump” [91 Pages, 7MB] The 122 pages that were forwarded to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, but were exempted under FOIA.…
This study investigates the new Special Forces doctrine that incorporates information operations as a core Special Forces mission. It argues whether the inclusion of information operations as a core mission is a valid doctrinal change. Document Archive Information Operations: A Valid Core Mission for Special Forces, June 2000 [95 Pages, 4MB]
This monograph discusses the nuclear threat that the United States faces following the downfall of the Soviet Union. The Russian and Chinese nuclear arsenals represent a formidable threat that must be countered and a new threat is emerging in the third world despite efforts to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The monograph reviews the current status of both the Russian and Chinese arsenals and lists the programs that are being undertaken to modernize and improve their respective nuclear capabilities. Both nations are taking significant steps to preserve and improve their nuclear strike capability. The proliferation of nuclear…
The following document was released via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the U.S. Navy. It is a “briefing card” utilized by Navy’s Chief of Information and the Office of Information (CHINFO) for assistance on responding to UAP related requests. Document Archive Navy CHINFO Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) Briefing Card, 24 July 2020 [3 Pages, 0.5MB]