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DoD FOIA 22-F-0035
The Black Vault / DoD · 2025-08-12 · 109 pages · text from the file's own layer
This is the Department of Defense's final response to John Greenewald Jr.'s FOIA request 22-F-0035, dated August 5, 2025. It releases 106 pages from the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review, with some material withheld under exemptions (b)(4), (b)(5) and (b)(6). The pages cover the 2020 to 2021 security review of James Lacatski's manuscript "Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: Correcting the Record," about DIA's AAWSAP program. The records include DIA, Air Force and DHS reviews, and the manuscript was cleared as amended in May 2021.
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Notes:
Case Number: 20-SB-0058/0 Source: James Lacatski
Subject: Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: Correcting the Record
Purpose: PUBLIC RELEASE Event Date: Pages: 128
Requester: Lacatski, James Document Type: BOOK
Date Received: 04/23/2020 Classification: For Official Use Only Typist: Jacobsmeyerp
Suspense Date: 06/10/2020 Date Completed: 05/12/2021
Reviewer Worksheet: Action Officer: mchalek
Agency Name Routed Date Due Date Action Remarks
DIA 07/14/2020 09/14/2020 NO OBJECTION WITH AMENDMENTS DIA Case #20-230
AIRFORCE 07/14/2020 09/14/2020 NO OBJECTION KM: PAIRS Case 2020-0436
DHS 07/14/2020 09/14/2020 NO OBJECTION
INHOUSE 05/06/2021 05/06/2021 NO OBJECTION
KM: This manuscript requires review by DIA, USAF, and DHS. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are putting new manuscripts that need to be worked on a high side
system on hold. This manuscript will be tasked out upon return of the workforce to the work site.
Comments (continue on reverse side if necessary):
DOPSR Action
Recommended Action
[ ] Cleared
[ ] Cleared with Recommendations
[XXXXX] Cleared as Amended
[ ] Not Cleared
[ ] See Memo Attached
Initials/Date_____KAM 05/12/2021
Case should be indexed under the following keywords: _____
Final Action
[ ] Cleared
[ ] Cleared with Recommendations
[XXXXX ] Cleared as Amended
[ ] Not Cleared
[ ] See Memo Attached
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