Changes: Access to classified information

Revision as of 00:22, 18 July 2016

Access to classified information is

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[t]he ability and opportunity to obtain knowledge of classified information. Persons have access to classified information if they are permitted to gain knowledge of the information or if they are in a place where they would be expected to gain such knowledge. Persons do not have access to classified information by being in a place where classified information is kept if security measures prevent them from gaining knowledge of the information.^[1]

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As stated in Executive Order 13526, a person may have access to classified information provided that:

A favorable determination of eligibility for access has been made by an agency head or the agency head's designee (i.e., the person has been granted an appropriate security clearance);
The person has signed an approved non-disclosure agreement; and
The person has a need-to-know the information.

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 '''Access to classified information''' is
-{{Quote|[t]he ability and opportunity to obtain knowledge of [[classified information]]. Persons have [[access]] to [[classified information]] if they are permitted to gain knowledge of the [[information]] or if they are in a place where they would be expected to gain such knowledge. Persons do not have [[access]] to [[classified information]] by being in a place where [[classified information]] is kept if [[security measures]] prevent them from gaining knowledge of the [[information]].<ref>U.S. [[Department of Defense]], Joint Pub. 1–02: DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Nov. 8, 2010, as amended through 15 June 2015) ([http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp1_02.pdf full-text]).</ref>}}
+{{Quote|[t]he ability and opportunity to obtain knowledge of [[classified information]]. Persons have [[access]] to [[classified information]] if they are permitted to gain knowledge of the [[information]] or if they are in a place where they would be expected to gain such knowledge. Persons do not have [[access]] to [[classified information]] by being in a place where [[classified information]] is kept if [[security measures]] prevent them from gaining knowledge of the [[information]].<ref>[[Department of DefenseDictionary of Military and Associated Terms]].</ref>}}
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