blue top
n.— «It did issue a thinly detailed “blue top”—Pentagon slang for a press release—which says how much the budget request is.» —“DOD denies reporters budget prep time” by Pamela Hess Monsters and Critics Feb. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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