Following the release of massive amounts of confidential government documents by WikiLeaks, the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has directed federal departments and agencies to review their procedures for safeguarding classified national security information, and to complete an assessment of the safety measures they have in place to protect confidential documents by January 28.
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