Intel chief weighs trimming of classification system; CNN, 4/13/16

Laura Koran, CNN; Intel chief weighs trimming of classification system:

"The top U.S. intelligence official is considering eliminating the lowest tier of classification for government information.

The possible change comes amid a heated controversy over the so-called over-classification of materials and an FBI probe into whether classified information on Clinton's private email server was mishandled.

In a recent memo, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asked the heads of the country's intelligence agencies "whether the CONFIDENTIAL classification level can be eliminated" from agency guides as well as "the negative impacts this might have on mission success."

In his memo, Clapper said the change "could promote transparency," specifically noting how the United Kingdom "successfully eliminated CONFIDENTIAL without impact in April 2014.""