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What is the color code for TOP SECRET?
What is the color code for SECRET?
What is the color code for UNCLASSIFIED?
What is the color code for CONFIDENTIAL?
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What is the classification level whose unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security?
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What is the classification level whose unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause serious damage to national security?
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What is the classification level whose unauthorized disclosure could be expected to cause damage to national security?
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What classification level is applied to information generally available to anyone?
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Which of the following is not a classification?
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What best describes a determination that access to specific classified material is required by another person?
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What does knowledge, possession of, or access to classified information depend on?
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What is required every five years for TOP SECRET clearances?
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What is required every ten years for SECRET clearances?
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What does the acronym NACLC stand for?
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What does the acronym SSBI stand for?
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What is required every fifteen years for CONFIDENTIAL clearances?
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Which of the following is not a reportable item to SSO?
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Who has overall authority and controls access to a SCIF?
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What best describes the SF700?
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What best describes the SF701?
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What best describes the SF702?
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What best describes the SF703?
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What best describes the SF153?
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What best describes the SF312?
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A safe combination should be changed whenever deemed necessary.
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A safe combination should be changed when a lock is first installed/used.
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Which is not a valid reason to change a safe combination?
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Which term describes a person used for any travel outside the US authorizing disclosure of classified documents to foreign representatives?
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In reference to security, what does FDO stand for?
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Study Notes
Classification Levels and Color Codes
- TOP SECRET is represented by the color orange; its unauthorized disclosure could cause exceptionally grave damage to national security.
- SECRET corresponds to the color red; unauthorized disclosure could lead to serious damage to national security.
- CONFIDENTIAL is associated with blue; its disclosure may cause damage to national security.
- UNCLASSIFIED is indicated by green; this classification is generally available to anyone.
Classification Determinations
- Need to Know: Access to classified information is determined by a specific requirement to perform a national task, not by an individual's position or clearance.
- Knowledge and access to classified materials cannot solely be granted based on office, rank, or clearance eligibility.
Security Clearance Requirements
- A Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) is mandated every five years for TOP SECRET clearance.
- A National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Checks (NACLC) occurs every ten years for SECRET clearance and every fifteen years for CONFIDENTIAL clearance.
- Acronyms:
- NACLC stands for National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Checks.
- SSBI stands for Single Scope Background Investigation.
Reporting and Authority
- All personal associations with foreign nationals, unexpected wealth, or excessive debt, and criminal conduct must be reported to the Security Support Office (SSO).
- The Commanding Officer (CO) has overall authority and control over access to a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
Security Forms
- SF700: Used for recording safe and door lock combinations.
- SF701: Employed at day’s end to ensure the proper security of classified materials and accountability.
- SF702: Records personnel names and times for actions related to containers holding classified information.
- SF703: Serves as a coversheet for Top Secret material.
- SF153: Relates to the acquisition and transfer of secure communications devices.
- SF312: Represents a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement.
Safe Combination Protocol
- The safe combination should be changed whenever necessary and should always be altered when first installed or used.
- Changing the combination is not required solely because a new Commanding Officer reports onboard.
Foreign Disclosure
- FDO designates an individual who authorizes the disclosure of classified documents to foreign representatives or controls travel outside the U.S.
- FDO stands for Foreign Disclosure Officer.
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