Controlled Access Program

Definition
A Controlled Access Program (CAP) is a

"Director of National Intelligence (DNI)-approved programs that protect national intelligence. These include:


 * Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI): Compartments that protect national intelligence concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes.
 * Special Access Programs (SAPs): Pertaining to intelligence activities (including special activities, but excluding military, operational, strategic, and tactical programs) and intelligence sources and methods.
 * Restricted Collateral Information: Other than Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAPs) that impose controls governing access to national intelligence or control procedures beyond those normally provided for access to CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET information, and for which funding is specifically identified."