Declassification authority

Definition
A declassification authority is

{{Quote|[a]n official position, in writing, not assigned to a person by name, applied to:
 * a. The official who authorized the original classification, if that official is still serving in the same position;
 * b. The originator's current successor in function;
 * c. A supervisory official of either; or
 * d. Officials delegated declassification authority in writing by the agency head (Secretary of the Army) or the senior agency official (DAMI–CH).