U.S. Department of War Issues UAP Disclosure Waiver for PURSUE
The U.S. Department of War issued a targeted legal waiver enabling current and former military personnel, civilian employees, and contractors to disclose protected UAP information to designated representatives of the PURSUE initiative. The published description indicates that the mechanism also covers obligations arising from Special Access Program agreements.
Background
On September 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of War issued a mechanism for legally protected disclosure of UAP-related National Defense Information to designated representatives of the PURSUE initiative. It is described as covering conventional nondisclosure agreements as well as Special Access Program Indoctrination Agreements. Comparable protections had previously existed for disclosures to AARO, while the specific additional scope of the new PURSUE mechanism remains unclear from the available material.
Significance
The waiver is timeline-relevant because it creates a new institutional disclosure channel for people bound by secrecy obligations and explicitly addresses highly protected programs.