[FedCom] Over Classification

[Jack Nesmith]

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.

What's hard to understand about the above!!

Jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <at649 at tcnet.org>
To: "Discussion of Federal Government Communications" 
<fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [FedCom] Over Classification


> 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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