National Intelligence Chief Expresses Concerns About ‘Overclassification’ of Documents

National Intelligence Chief Expresses Concerns About ‘Overclassification’ of Documents
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington on March 10, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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The Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, has warned that overclassifying too much information can “undermine” national security and “critical democratic objectives.”

Haines raised her concerns at a two-day conference titled “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy” which was held at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library (LBJ Library) in Austin, Texas, last week.
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