Government Secrecy Project
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The Government Secrecy Project is an initiative of the Federation of American Scientists that researches, monitors, and advocates on issues related to government secrecy, classification, and transparency in national security policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FAS Government Secrecy Project | 1 |
| Government Secrecy Project canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4413729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Government Secrecy Project Context triple: [Federation of American Scientists, hasProgram, Government Secrecy Project]
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A.
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks is an international whistleblowing organization and website that publishes classified, censored, or otherwise restricted documents to promote transparency and expose government and corporate misconduct.
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B.
National Security Letters
National Security Letters are secret administrative subpoenas used primarily by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to obtain information such as phone, email, and financial records without prior judicial approval, often accompanied by gag orders.
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C.
United States Intelligence Activities
United States Intelligence Activities refers to the framework of policies, authorities, and operations governing how U.S. intelligence agencies collect, analyze, and share information to support national security and foreign policy objectives.
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D.
FBI COINTELPRO operations
FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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E.
President’s Surveillance Program
The President’s Surveillance Program was a post-9/11 classified U.S. intelligence initiative that authorized warrantless electronic surveillance and data collection by the National Security Agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Government Secrecy Project Target entity description: The Government Secrecy Project is an initiative of the Federation of American Scientists that researches, monitors, and advocates on issues related to government secrecy, classification, and transparency in national security policy.
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A.
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks is an international whistleblowing organization and website that publishes classified, censored, or otherwise restricted documents to promote transparency and expose government and corporate misconduct.
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B.
National Security Letters
National Security Letters are secret administrative subpoenas used primarily by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to obtain information such as phone, email, and financial records without prior judicial approval, often accompanied by gag orders.
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C.
United States Intelligence Activities
United States Intelligence Activities refers to the framework of policies, authorities, and operations governing how U.S. intelligence agencies collect, analyze, and share information to support national security and foreign policy objectives.
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D.
FBI COINTELPRO operations
FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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E.
President’s Surveillance Program
The President’s Surveillance Program was a post-9/11 classified U.S. intelligence initiative that authorized warrantless electronic surveillance and data collection by the National Security Agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national security policy project
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research and advocacy initiative ⓘ transparency advocacy project ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
greater disclosure of national security information consistent with security needs
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reform of classification system ⓘ strengthened oversight of secrecy in the executive branch ⓘ |
| affiliation | Federation of American Scientists ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve accountability in classification and declassification
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inform public debate on secrecy and transparency ⓘ promote transparency in national security policy ⓘ reduce excessive government secrecy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FAS Government Secrecy Project
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linked to:
Government Secrecy Project
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| basedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| engagesIn |
advocacy on secrecy and transparency issues
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monitoring of secrecy and classification practices ⓘ policy research ⓘ public education on government secrecy ⓘ publication of reports and analyses ⓘ tracking national security directives and policies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classification policy
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government secrecy ⓘ government transparency ⓘ national security policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. government secrecy practices
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declassification policy ⓘ national security classification system ⓘ oversight of intelligence and national security agencies ⓘ public access to government information ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| monitors |
congressional activity on secrecy and transparency
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executive branch secrecy policies ⓘ judicial decisions affecting secrecy and access to information ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | nonprofit initiative ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federation of American Scientists ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federation of American Scientists ⓘ |
| publishes |
analyses of secrecy-related legislation
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commentary on classification and declassification decisions ⓘ compilations of government documents on secrecy and national security ⓘ |
| sector | civil society ⓘ |
| topic |
declassification processes
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freedom of information ⓘ intelligence oversight ⓘ national security classification ⓘ open government ⓘ |
| website | https://fas.org/sgp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Government Secrecy Project Description of subject: The Government Secrecy Project is an initiative of the Federation of American Scientists that researches, monitors, and advocates on issues related to government secrecy, classification, and transparency in national security policy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Government Secrecy Project