EXCLUSIVE: Top oversight Dems to Pentagon: Stop ‘hiding’ info on weapons programs from public

In a letter obtained by Breaking Defense, lawmakers called on Sec. Austin to review the "controlled unclassified information" and "publicly release the greatest amount of information possible about these systems, consistent with the continued protection of sensitive information."

Top oversight Dems to Pentagon: Stop 'hiding' info on weapons programs from public WASHINGTON: Four top Democrats on the House's oversight committee are calling for the Defense Department to release some of the "controlled unclassified information" that it restricted from its annual weapons report, according to a letter sent to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin today and obtained by Breaking Defense. The prevalent and unprecedented redactions effectively hid information on the status of multi-billion-dollar weapons programs from US taxpayers footing the bill, says the letter, which cites Breaking Defense reporting. Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe