Not really. Some records age out of the agency they are in but go to NA for storage in a still classified state.
I requested some FBI files from the 70s and was referred to the NA where the archivist said someone would still have to go over these before releasing them to me.
And FYI these were not national secret type stuff. FBI investigations of two now deceased minor football coaches, college level
If it’s in the National Archives don’t that mean that they are publicly available?
Not really. Some records age out of the agency they are in but go to NA for storage in a still classified state.
I requested some FBI files from the 70s and was referred to the NA where the archivist said someone would still have to go over these before releasing them to me.
And FYI these were not national secret type stuff. FBI investigations of two now deceased minor football coaches, college level