District Court, District of Columbia February 23, 1996, Civil Action 92-1779 (HHG) (American Federation of Government Employees v. Perry)

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, the American Federation of Government Employees (“AFGE”) and four indi

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vidual non-supervisory civilian Department of Defense (“DOD”) employees holding positions requiring a secret security clearance, challenge the legality of the government’s request for information and for authorization to collect information from third parties.