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FOIA News: New email language may shield more USAID communications from public view

FOIA News (2025)Kevin SchmidtComment

New email language may shield more USAID communications from public view

By Rebecca Heilweil, FedScoop, Feb. 20, 2025

Emails sent by employees of what remains of USAID now come with new language that could be meant to keep agency communications from public view. 

Two sources at the international development agency confirmed to FedScoop that emails sent from agency staff now contain the language “Sensitive But Unclassified.” The designation is used by federal agencies to denote a heightened responsibility to safeguard information. 

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