Special Access programs Flashcards
What Executive Order defines Special Access Programs?
Executive order 12958
Define Special Access Program
a program established for a specific class of classified information that imposes safeguarding and access requirements exceeding those normally required for information at the same classification level.
SAPs are established only when:
The program is required by statute, or upon the finding
of exceptional vulnerability of, or threat to, specific information, and if the normal criteria
for determining access to information classified at the same level are insufficient
True/False, SAPs use the standardized classification levels?
True
True/False, SAPs require a codeword or nickname?
True
Prior to being identified as Special Access Programs, what term was used (mainly in the 80’s)
Black Program
Name three mis-conceptions about SAPs:
SAPs are used as a means to hide money spent on certain
programs
SAPs are used to avoid taxpayer scrutiny
SAPs lack Congressional oversight
What Black Program investigation led to increased scrutiny over SAPs
Yellow Fruit
What section of the US Code outlines SAP oversight?
Section 119, Title 10
Existing SAPs must report to congress NLT ___________ each year
March 1st
Existing SAP reports to Congress include:
- The estimated total budget requested for the current and next fiscal years
- A brief description of the program, including the numbers of individuals involved
- A brief discussion of the major milestones for the SAP, such as current issues or significant changes
- The actual cost of the program for each previous fiscal year
New/Proposed SAPs must report to congress NLT ___________ each year
February 1st
New/Proposed SAP reports to Congress include:
- Notice of the designation of the program as a SAP and the justification for such designation
- The current estimate of the total cost for the program
- Identification of existing programs or technologies that are similar to the new SAP’s technology or mission
What communicates how a SAP is acknowledged and protected?
the Protection Level
Two types of SAP protection levels
Acknowledged, Unacknowledged
True/False. SECDEF can waive Congressional reporting requirements?
True
Name the three SAP categories
Acquisition, Intelligence, Operations and Support
Name the phases of the SAP lifecycle
Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, Disestablishment
During what phase is a SAP referred to as a “prospective SAP?
Establishment
Programs generally cannot be designated a P-SAP for more than ______ months
six
Who approves a SAP (big government, not just DoD)?
Unless otherwise directed by the President of the United States, only the Secretaries of State, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence - or their principal deputies - are authorized to approve SAPs.
When does a SAP move into the maintenance phase?
Once it has been approved
Each year, one of three things will happen to every DoD SAP. Name these three things.
the SAP will revalidate and continue its work, restructure, or transition to the disestablishment phase
Within the DoD, who approves all SAPs
Deputy Secretary of Defense