The Declassified History of NSA Computers

William Donzelli wrote: That may have been true at one time, but certainly is not now. FOUO documents are only exempt from FOIA if they are covered by one of the categories of information that are exempted from FOIA by statute. Some part of the government, including the DoD, have a policy of designating documents FOUO if they *may* contain information that is exempted from FOIA, but the FOUO designation itself is neither necessary nor sufficient for the document to be exempted. 32 CFR 286.15(b) Prior FOUO application. The prior application of FOUO markings is not a conclusive basis for withholding a record that is requested under the FOIA. When such a record is requested, the information in it shall be evaluated to determine whether disclosure would result in a foreseeable harm to an interest protected by one or more FOIA exemptions 2 through 9. Even if any exemptions apply, the record shall be released as a discretionary matter when it is determined that there is no foreseeable harm to an interest protected by the exemptions. See also: http://rf-web.tamu.edu/security/Security%20Guide/S2unclas/Fouo.htm http://www.ig.navy.mil/Divisions/Legal/FOIA%20%28QandA%29.htm#Are%20FOIA%20… http://www.dlis.dla.mil/fouo.asp