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.
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Background
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