[FedCom] Over Classification

[Jeff Kenyon]

Hi guys, are there any guidelines for people when you want to classify or
encrypt something?  Some people just like to use this as a power trip, but
one would guess that even for classifiing a documnet there would be some
guidelins, and some people are just stricter about it then others.





On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Jack  Nesmith wrote:

> 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.
>
>
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