Marking Classified Information - STEPP

Marking Classified Information - STEPP A piece of information has been classified for five years and is scheduled for declassification next fall. However, should the information be released in the fall, it would still ...

Marking Classified Information - STEPP A piece of information has been classified for five years and is scheduled for declassification next fall. However, should the information be released in the fall, it would still pose the same threat to national security. How should the OCA responsible for classifying this information change the information's classification? - ✔✔Extend the information's duration of classification What are the standard markings for classified information? - ✔✔Banner markings, portion markings, and a classification authority block An OCA previously classified a recent government breakthrough in energy technology as Confidential. The military is developing a new weapons system that will use this technology, and it has been determined it will now cause greater damage to national security if the information is released. How should the OCA responsible for classifying the energy technology change the classification level? - ✔✔Upgrade the energy technology classification A letter of transmittal is not a special type of material that may contain classified information. - ✔✔False Only information that falls into at least one of the __________ categories listed in section 1.4 of Executive Order 13526 can be eligible to be classified. - ✔✔Eight You have a draft version of a classified document that contains handwritten notes that you want to send to a colleague outside of your activity. It currently has banner markings, the creation date, and a "working paper" annotation. How should the markings change before you send the document out? - ✔✔It should have the same markings as a finished document Which of the standard classification markings appears at the beginning of a paragraph? - ✔✔Portion marking Which portion marking is correct? - ✔✔(TS) Which of the following statements apply to the Original Classification Authority (OCA)? - ✔✔a. The OCA must be designated in writing. b. The OCA creates Security Classification Guides (SCGs) to help others develop classified materials. c. Only a few positions are designated as an OCA such as the President and Secretary of Defense. ---> This one---->d. All of the above Which of the following is the portion marking that would be used for Confidential information from a Special Access Program (SAP) with the code word abbreviation HT? - ✔✔(C//SAR-HT) The subject line of a classified email is used as a banner line that marks the overall classification of the email. - ✔✔False The explanation for the basis of compiled classification comes from the Original Classification Authority (OCA). - ✔✔True A new weapons system is about to come online. Some components covered by the current security classification guide will need to have their classification level upgraded. The OCA is working with a document referencing some of these components at their current level of classification, all of which is at a lower classification. How will the portion markings on this document change? - ✔✔Change portions containing the upgraded information to reflect the new classification level A URL appears on a webpage you are using. How should it be marked? - ✔✔The URL is portion marked in a way that does not render it inoperable You are replying to an email that contains classified information. The email you are replying in-line to contains Confidential and Secret level information. Your response is unclassified. What should the banner of your email look like? - ✔✔SECRET With some exceptions, classified information existing on the web should have standard classification markings applied. - ✔✔True Select the correct NATO portion marking for information containing NATO CONFIDENTIAL information in a U.S. document. - ✔✔(//NC) Which of the following does NOT apply to original classification? - ✔✔It is the job of every cleared DoD employee who handles classified materials What special type of information is contained in a portion that is marked: (//DEU S)? - ✔✔FGI Secret A document you are working on is ready for declassification. You have checked with the OCA responsible and the declassification date has not changed. How will the banner markings on the document change? - ✔✔All banner markings will be lined through. The document will be marked DECLASSIFIED at top and bottom You are deriving information from one properly marked source document. What information will you apply to the Declassify On line of your new document? - ✔✔The same declassification information as the source document When information contained in a bulky document is downgraded, at a minimum, what markings must be changed? - ✔✔The markings on the cover, title, and/or first pages Which of the following statements applies to derivative classifiers? - ✔✔They develop new classified materials from existing classified information. Which of the following is a correctly formatted portion marking for a document that contains Confidential Special Access Program information under the Wagon Wheel program? - ✔✔(C//SAR-WW) What is the first line of the classification authority block? - ✔✔Classified By Portion markings will change due to extending classification duration. - ✔✔False