unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
1
: not subject to a security classification
unclassified information
2
: not placed or belonging in a class
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Earlier this month, Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, instructed staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to turn over all unclassified information to DOGE workers, according to two people familiar with the request.
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The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the names of some CIA employees had been listed in an unclassified email sent to officials at the Office of Personnel Management.
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And in December, the Treasury Department also said it was hacked by Chinese actors who accessed some systems and unclassified files.
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His company has received about $3.3 billion in unclassified revenue over the past 12 months, according to USASpending.gov.
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the names of some CIA employees had been listed in an unclassified email sent to officials at the Office of Personnel Management.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
And in December, the Treasury Department also said it was hacked by Chinese actors who accessed some systems and unclassified files.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
His company has received about $3.3 billion in unclassified revenue over the past 12 months, according to USASpending.gov.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2025
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unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
: not classified
especially
: not requiring special treatment for purposes of security
unclassified documents
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