June 24, 2009๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธProgram
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Reid Requests SAP Status for AAWSAP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wrote to Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III requesting Special Access Program status for AAWSAP to protect its most sensitive findings. The request was discussed at a Pentagon meeting but ultimately denied.

Date
June 24, 2009
Location
Washington, D.C.๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Type
Program
Country
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
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On June 24, 2009, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wrote to Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III requesting Special Access Program (SAP) status for the AAWSAP program. The request aimed to protect sensitive findings on advanced aerospace technology but was ultimately denied after discussion.

Request Harry Reid argued that SAP-level classification would safeguard AAWSAP's most sensitive discoveries about advanced aerospace technology.

The letter was sent on June 24, 2009 to William Lynn III.

Discussion The request was discussed at a Pentagon meeting in September 2009.

Senior intelligence officials attended the meeting.

Outcome The SAP status request was denied.

Key Facts - Date of letter: June 24, 2009 - Sender: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - Recipient: Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III - Program: AAWSAP - Requested status: Special Access Program (SAP) - Discussion: Pentagon meeting, September 2009 - Result: Denied