[FedCom] Over Classification

[Jack Nesmith]

Guys this has been a problem since day one. You have some pompous ass with a 
feeling of POWER!! Nine times out of ten they will over classify a document.

Army Reg 380-5 explains how a document is classified:


2-10. Levels of classification

a. Once a decision is made to classify, information will be classified at 
one of the three levels listed below. For each level, the OCA must be able 
to identify or describe the damage that unauthorized disclosure reasonably 
could be expected to cause to the national security. These levels are:

(1) TOP SECRET - Will be applied to information in which the unauthorized 
disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage 
to the national security.

(2) SECRET - Will be applied to information in which the unauthorized 
disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to the 
national security.

(3) CONFIDENTIAL - Will be applied to information in which the unauthorized 
disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause damage to the national 
security.

b. If there is doubt about the classification level, the OCA will research 
the matter to make an informed decision. If significant doubt still remains 
about the classification level to be assigned, the lower level will be 
assigned.



If you want to read the entire Reg:

http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/xml_pubs/r380_5/cover.xml



Did anyone catch that FOUO is not a classification.



Jack

Deltona,Fl.