“DoW remains committed to transparency to promote accountability and public trust,” the document said. “However, DoW information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.”
In other related news, the sky is red, grass is purple, water is solid and the universe is only 6000 years old
See, that part is correct. An appropriate authority must provide the classification of a material before it’s released. Everything coming out of the DoD has a release authority attached to it. Every picture of two people shaking hands is ‘released’ by the DoD…
But the whole idea of a pledge before showing up to a press pool is downright silly.
“Well, yes, Queef Hegseth, I didn’t use any outside materials, the coauthors of the piece did though and my editor included it. Nothing I could do.”
In other related news, the sky is red, grass is purple, water is solid and the universe is only 6000 years old
See, that part is correct. An appropriate authority must provide the classification of a material before it’s released. Everything coming out of the DoD has a release authority attached to it. Every picture of two people shaking hands is ‘released’ by the DoD…
But the whole idea of a pledge before showing up to a press pool is downright silly.
“Well, yes, Queef Hegseth, I didn’t use any outside materials, the coauthors of the piece did though and my editor included it. Nothing I could do.”