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Reports that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has adopted a revision to Executive Order 12958 on national security information policy. Explanation that the order revokes elements of an order by President Bill Clinton, which requires automatic declassification of most documents 25 years or older; Postponement of measures until December 31, 2006; Changes made on the Federation of American Scientists web site in regard to the order; Remarks from Bernadine Abbott Hoduski, a councilor of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table.

Comments on newly released papers which show the extent of terrorist warnings to U.S. President George W. Bush's administration before September 11, 2001. Highlights of the classified briefings, written by Richard Clarke, that were sent to then National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice; Reluctance of the government to release the documents; Clarke's belief that al-Qaeda was a potent threat, and his call for immediate action; Rice's perception of al-Qaeda as an organisation that was creating problems for U.S. foreign policy; Warnings sent to the administration.