A more “sensible” classification of US government records as secret or top secret is being pushed for to rule out a repetition of embarrassments like the recent so-called Pentagon Leaks .
Legislation that would streamline the process and add more transparency to systems of classification for government documents has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.
Senators from both parties are pushing a package of bills that could overhaul how the federal government manages classified information following the alleged leak of intelligence documents by a 21-year-old National Guard airman.