Episode 13 — September 15, 2026. Follow-up on Monday's Department of War PURSUE waiver: The Black Vault (Greenewald) compares it to AARO's existing FY23 NDAA §1673 receive-notwithstanding-NDA authority and FOIA paper on Grusch — new text mainly adds an explicit PURSUE channel and names SAPIAs; underlying DoW directive still not public. Named source Marik von Rennenkampff (IBTimes UK / NewsNation): significant but limited; attributes DoW-only scope with IC matching guidance still coming; no retroactive immunity. Jordan Flowers (Disclosure Foundation) quoted on DefenseScoop.

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https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/department-of-war-issues-new-uap-disclosure-waiver-but-similar-protections-already-existed/

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4600020/department-of-war-issues-legal-waiver-to-authori ...