The End of Overclassification?

Editorial – Cracking the Homeland Security Monolith – NYTimes.com
The House has moved to put some common sense into the security mystique. Lawmakers approved a measure to force the Department of Homeland Security to produce declassified versions of potential threats to give a heads-up to ground-level responders who lack classified clearance. Overclassification became a danger “elevated to an art form” in the Bush administration, noted the bill’s sponsor, Representative Jane Harman.