‘Out of control’: DoD reviews use of super-secret SAP classification, for space programs and beyond
John Plumb, DoD assistant secretary for space policy, suggested overuse of SAPs is hindering information sharing across programs and, more importantly, to allies.
By THERESA HITCHENS
on February 14, 2023 at 2:41 PM
WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks is leading a review of how the Defense Department uses tightly restricted Special Access Program (SAP) classification not just for space programs, but across the department, according to DoD space policy guru John Plumb.
“Inside the department, the deputy secretary has directed kind of a SAP reform effort, and that is hopefully coming to some conclusion soon. I can’t say too much about any of that, obviously, but that’s across all domains,” he told the Mitchell Institute today.
“I think anyone in those systems has understood that the number of SAPs has kind of spiraled out of control,” added Plumb, confirmed last March as DoD’s first-ever assistant secretary for space policy.
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/02/out-of-control-dod-reviews-use-of-super-secret-sap-classification-for-space-programs-and-beyond/
