Cdse Derivative Classification
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A classified document is used as source material for a new document. What is this an example of?
Derivative classification
Including information in a new product that has already been classified is called:
Derivative classification
Derivative classification does not have the same impact and effects as original classification.
False
What is the importance of derivative classification?
Helps protect national security
Who bears principal responsibility for derivative classification accuracy in new products?
Derivative classifiers
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must:
Have access to classification guidance // Analyze and evaluate information to identify elements that require classification
The first step in derivatively classifying a new document is to determine the classification level based on existing classification guidance.
True
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT:
Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.
Security Classification Guides (SCG) are the primary sources for derivative classification.
True
If you find a conflict in guidance, or you are uncertain about how to classify the new content, you should first:
Ask your security manager or Facility Security Officer
A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is:
A collection of precise, comprehensive guidance about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system elements of information to be classified.
Information taken from an existing classified source and generated into another form or medium, such as a video, DVD, or CD is an example of _______
Generating
Information taken directly from an existing classified source and stated verbatim in a new or different document is an example of ______
Extracting
The source document states:(S) The range of the weapon is 70 miles. The new document states:(S) The weapon may successfully be deployed at a range of 70 miles. Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document?
Contained In
The source document states:(S) The process takes three hours to complete. The new document states:(S) The process takes three hours to complete. Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document?
Contained In
A properly marked source document contains some Secret information. A new document does not contain the same information. However, the information in the new document will allow a reader to deduce the classified information. This is an example of the concept of _____
Revealed by
Which of the following statements applies to the classification concept of "Revealed by"?
Needs additional interpretation or analysis to deduce the classification.
Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized disclosure could embarrass the Government but not harm national security, and it concerns failed scientific research.
False
Which of the following is a valid reason to classify information?
To protect national security
All of the following are ways to promote the sharing of information within the Federal government, across state, local, and tribal governments, and with coalition partners, law enforcement, and the general public EXCEPT:
Automatically declassify information that is shared
Cleared contractor employees are subject to sanctions for violating any policies in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).
True
Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working on during conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a small piece of information and he knows the person he gave the information to.
False
Select ALL the correct responses. Which of the following are administrative sanctions?
Revocation of security clearance // Suspension without pay
If you suspect information has been improperly or unnecessarily classified, what should you do first?
Discuss your concerns with your security manager or supervisor.
The properly marked source document states:(C) The training exercise will last three days.(S) The training exercise will begin 21 April. The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:The length of the training exercise is Confidential. The dates of the training exercise are Secret. The new document states:( ) The training exercise lasts three days, ending on 24 April. What is the classification of the statement in the new document?
Secret
The properly marked source document states:(S) There will be 80,000 troops deployed to Ilkeborg. The new document states:(S) Forty-thousand troops will approach Ilkeborg from the west, and another 40,000 will approach from the east. What concept is used to derivatively classify the statement in the new document?
Revealed by
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