[FedCom] Over Classification

[Jeff Kenyon]

Nothingk, and I'm sorry I haven't been following the thread closely here,
and didn't know what the guidelines were for tihs.





On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Jack  Nesmith wrote:

> 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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