What secrets are you talking about? Particulars don't need to be known (troop locations, battle plans, weapons capabilities/vulnerabilities, list of undercover

What secrets are you talking about? Particulars don't need to be known (troop locations, battle plans, weapons capabilities/vulnerabilities, list of undercover agents in the field, specific espionage and surveillance techniques, etc), but the fact that it is happening at all should be well known and open for public comment. Otherwise "consent of the governed" is thrown out the window.