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FORWARD The Department of Homeland Security has been tasked by the President to take a lead role in establishing lines of communication for information sharing between the Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector agencies and personnel. This information sharing is necessary to ensure that appropriate officials at all government levels and within the law enforcement and private sector communities have as much relevant real-time information practical to protect and defend against threats to the homeland. Because of the sensitive nature of certain types of information, it is essential that access and dissemination be controlled and restricted in order to prevent compromise. The unauthorized release or inadvertent disclosure of such information could, among other things, adversely affect our ability to detect an adversary’s intentions, neutralize our offensive capabilities in the pursuit of terrorists, compromise the identity of a confidential human source or operation, or result in physical harm to our citizens. While it is in the nation’s best interest to form and sustain an active and robust exchange of information for the defense of the homeland, we must still be ever mindful of the damage to our national security that could occur should such information be released to persons who do not have an appropriate security clearance or need-to-know. This booklet was created to provide you with a quick reference on the rules for safeguarding classified information and ‘sensitive but unclassified’ information and to help you fulfill the responsibilities inherent upon the granting of a security clearance and accessing sensitive information. I hope it serves you well, but don’t consider it as your only source for guidance on the classification process. If you have questions or need additional assistance, please don’t hesitate to call us - we’ll be happy to help. Chief Security Officer/Senior Agency Official Department of Homeland Security “The needs of State and local personnel to have access to relevant homeland security information to combat terrorism must be reconciled with the need to preserve the protected status of such information and to protect the sources and methods used to acquire such information.” Homeland Security Act of 2002, Section 891 2
REFERENCES • Executive Order 12958, as amended, “Classified National Security Information” o The full text of Executive Order 12958, as amended, is available at National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) website at: http://www.archives.gov/about_us/basic_laws_and_authorities/appendix_12958.html • Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) Directive No. 1 (32 CFR, Part 2001), “Implementing Directive for Executive Order 12958, as amended” o The full text of 32 CFR, Part 2001 is available at NARA’s website at: http://www.archives.gov/isoo/rules_and_regulations/eo_12958_implementing_directive.html • Executive Order 12968, “Access to Classified Information” o The full text of Executive Order 12968, is available at the Defense Security Service website at: http://www.dss.mil/seclib/eo12968.htm DHS Management Directives (MD) for Classified and “For Official Use Only” Information • DHS MD 11035, Industrial Security Program • DHS MD 11041, Protection of Classified National Security Information, Program Management • DHS MD 11042.1, Safeguarding Sensitive But Unclassified (For Official Use Only) Information • DHS MD 11044, Protection of Classified National Security Information, Classification Management • DHS MD 11045, Protection of Classified National Security Information, Accountability, Control and Storage • DHS MD 11046, Open Storage Area Standards for Collateral Classified Information • DHS MD 11050.2, Personnel Security and Suitability Program • **DHS MD 11047, Protection of Classified National Security Information, Transmission and Transportation ** - Directive is currently under review/pending publication. CONTACT INFORMATION Questions or comments relating to this handbook can be addressed to: Department of Homeland Security Office of Security/Administrative Security Division (DHS OS/ASD) Washington D.C. 20528 Telephone: (202) 401-6173 Fax: (202) 772-9915 E-mail: charlie.rogers@dhs.gov AdminSecurity@hq.dhs.gov “Damage to National Security – harm to the national defense or foreign relations of the United States from the unauthorized disclosure of information, taking into consideration such aspects of the information as sensitivity, value, utility, and provenance of that information..” Executive Order 12958, as amended, Section 6.1 3
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