How do you protect classified information when it has been removed from storage?

How do you protect classified information when it has been removed from storage?

c. Cover sheets shall be used to protect classified documents from compromise. The cover sheet may be removed when the document is transmitted outside the office or facility or when it is placed in a file folder.

What must be on the front of GSA approved security container?

GSA-approved security containers must have a GSA label affixed to the front of the door (Map & Plan, IPS), the front of the top drawer or the front of the control drawer. If the container no longer has the GSA label attached to it, it is no longer an approved container.

When used for the storage of Comsec material GSA approved containers must also meet the security requirements established by whom?

COMSEC material is stored in GSA-approved containers, but those containers must also meet the security requirements established by the NSA.

What are the two labels that all GSA approved storage containers must have affixed to them?

All GSA approved security containment products (safes, vaults, file cabinets, etc.) will be marked with an official GSA Approval Label on the face of the container, as well as a “Test Certification” label affixed to the internal side of the door.

What is required for classified information?

In order to have authorized access to classified information, an individual must have national security eligibility and a need- to-know the information, and must have executed a Standard Form 312, also known as SF-312, Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement.

How do you protect classified information?

Stay with the classified material and notify the security office. If this is not possible, take the documents or other material to the security office, a supervisor, or another person authorized access to that information, or, if necessary, lock the material in your own safe overnight.

What are approved methods of discussing and transmitting classified material?

It must be transmitted by cleared courier or approved electronic means. SECRET material may be transmitted by U.S. Postal Service registered mail or express mail within and between the United States and its territories.

Which of the following requirements must employees meet to access classified information?

Terms in this set (52) authorized recipients must meet three requirements to access classified information. First, they must have a favorable determination of eligibility at the proper level for access to classified information. Second, they must have a “need-to-know” for access to classified information.

What is a requirement for a transfer of classified information?

1. Classified material transferred internationally requires a continuous chain of receipts that record each individual who has custody, unless this requirement is waived by a foreign government for its RESTRICTED and unclassified “in confidence” information.

What is required for classified data?

Access to classified data typically requires a formal security clearance level relative to the sensitivity of the classified data for which the access is requested. Ranging from most sensitive to least, those levels include Top Secret, Secret, Confidential, and Public Trust.

What form is required when transmitting classified information?

Can a classified document be stored in a non GSA security container?

Effective October 1, 2012, classified national security information cannot be stored in non-GSA approved security containers. See 32 CFR, Part 2001.43 (b), “Requirements for physical protection” for more information. Any classified material stored in non-GSA approved security containers should be moved immediately.

Can a GSA Inspector inspect a classified container?

Only GSA authorized inspectors are qualified to inspect and approve a container to be used for the storage of classified materials or weapons. The inspector may place a GSA certification label on the container after determining the equipment has maintained its security integrity.

What do you need to know about GSA Approval labels?

General Services Administration (GSA) security containers and vault doors MUST have a GSA approval label or a GSA recertification label on the front of the equipment in order to store classified national security information (NSI) or arms, ammunitions, and explosives (AA&E).

Is there a GSA approved security equipment inspection program?

The General Services Administration (GSA), in conjunction with the Interagency Committee on Security Equipment (IACSE), has developed a program to determine if security equipment is approved to store classified information and arms, ammunitions, and explosives (AA&E).