Intro to government records and access

Question 1

Land & property records
Births, marriages & deaths
Census
Social Security, welfare & other employment records
Criminal & other court records
Financial records
Other government records (including classified information)

Answer 1

Government Records

Question 2

the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe

Answer 2

Top Secret

Question 3

shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage…

Answer 3

Secret

Question 4

shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage…

Answer 4

Confidential

Question 5

the authority for the classification (executive order)
the level of classification
the identity, by name or personal identifier and position, of the original classification authority
the agency and office of origin, if not otherwise evident;
declassification instructions, which shall indicate the date or event that triggers declassification
the reason for classification

Answer 5

Requirements for Classifying Document and Records

Question 6

Categories of Information that do not rise to the level of “confidential,” but which still require access control

Answer 6

Unclassified Controls

Question 7

Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU)

For Official Use Only

Answer 7

Unclassified Controls

Question 8

No uniformity in federal agency definitions, but generally needs withheld from the public for a variety of reasons (while still needing to be accessible to federal agency personnel)

Answer 8

Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU)

Question 9

“unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).”

Answer 9

For official Use only

Question 10

personnel must cleared for appropriate security level and generally have a need to know

Answer 10

access

Question 11

hard coy documents classified computer drives and equipment must be guarded or security in approved manner

Answer 11

Handling

Question 12

email and telegram traffic encrypted

Answer 12

Transmission

Question 13

for classified discussions and secure video conferences

Answer 13

facilities