The Protection Of Classified Information

Author : Jennifer Elsea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Government information
ISBN : OCLC:823774489

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The publication of secret information by WikiLeaks and multiple media outlets, followed by news coverage of leaks involving high-profile national security operations, has heightened interest in the legal framework that governs security classification and declassification, access to classified information, agency procedures for preventing and responding to unauthorized disclosures, and penalties for improper disclosure. Classification authority generally rests with the executive branch, although Congress has enacted legislation regarding the protection of certain sensitive information. While the Supreme Court has stated that the President has inherent constitutional authority to control access to sensitive information relating to the national defense or to foreign affairs, no court has found that Congress is without authority to legislate in this area. This report provides an overview of the relationship between executive and legislative authority over national security information, and summarizes the current laws that form the legal framework protecting classified information, including current executive orders and some agency regulations pertaining to the handling of unauthorized disclosures of classified information by government officers and employees. The report also summarizes criminal laws that pertain specifically to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, as well as civil and administrative penalties. Finally, the report describes some recent developments in executive branch security policies and legislation currently before Congress (S. 3454).

Author : Jennifer K. Elsea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Government information
ISBN : OCLC:227915003

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The Protection of Classified Information by Jennifer K. Elsea Pdf

Recent incidents involving leaks of classified information have heightened interest in the legal framework that governs security classification, access to classified information, and penalties for improper disclosure. Classification authority has generally rested with the executive branch, although Congress has enacted legislation regarding the protection of certain sensitive information. While the Supreme Court has stated that the President has inherent constitutional authority to control access to sensitive information relating to the national defense or to foreign affairs, no court has found that Congress is without authority to legislate in this area. This report provides an overview of the relationship between executive and legislative authority over national security information, and summarizes the current laws and regulations that form the legal framework protecting classified information.

Author : Jennifer Elsea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Government information
ISBN : OCLC:1053552327

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The Protection of Classified Information by Jennifer Elsea Pdf

This report provides an overview of the relationship between executive and legislative authority over national security information, and summarizes the current laws that form the legal framework protecting classified information, including current executive orders and some agency regulations pertaining to the handling of unauthorized disclosures of classified information by government officers and employees. The report also summarizes criminal laws that pertain specifically to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.

Author : Jennifer Elsea
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Government information
ISBN : 1547016094

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Protection of Classified Information by Jennifer Elsea Pdf

This report provides an overview of the relationship between executive and legislative authority over national security information. It summarizes the current laws that form the legal framework protecting classified information, including current executive orders and some agency regulations pertaining to the handling of unauthorized disclosures of classified information by government officers and employees. The report also summarizes criminal laws that pertain specifically to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, as well as civil and administrative penalties. Finally, the report describes some recent developments in executive branch security policies and relevant legislative activity.

Author : Jennifer Elsea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Government information
ISBN : OCLC:823774489

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The Protection of Classified Information by Jennifer Elsea Pdf

The publication of secret information by WikiLeaks and multiple media outlets, followed by news coverage of leaks involving high-profile national security operations, has heightened interest in the legal framework that governs security classification and declassification, access to classified information, agency procedures for preventing and responding to unauthorized disclosures, and penalties for improper disclosure. Classification authority generally rests with the executive branch, although Congress has enacted legislation regarding the protection of certain sensitive information. While the Supreme Court has stated that the President has inherent constitutional authority to control access to sensitive information relating to the national defense or to foreign affairs, no court has found that Congress is without authority to legislate in this area. This report provides an overview of the relationship between executive and legislative authority over national security information, and summarizes the current laws that form the legal framework protecting classified information, including current executive orders and some agency regulations pertaining to the handling of unauthorized disclosures of classified information by government officers and employees. The report also summarizes criminal laws that pertain specifically to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, as well as civil and administrative penalties. Finally, the report describes some recent developments in executive branch security policies and legislation currently before Congress (S. 3454).

Author : United States. Department of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Justice, Administration of
ISBN : OCLC:19110395

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United States Attorneys' Manual by United States. Department of Justice Pdf

Author : Harold C. Relyea
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437935776

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Security Classified and Controlled Information by Harold C. Relyea Pdf

The security classification regime in use within the fed. executive branch traces its origins to armed forces info. protection practices of the WWI era. The system designates info. according to prescribed criteria and procedures, protected in accordance with one of three levels of sensitivity, and is based on the amount of harm to the national security that would result from its disclosure. Contents of this report: Classification Background; Control Markings Discovered; Control Markings Today; Comparison of Sensitive Security Info. Policies: USDA Marking; USDA Mgmt.; TSA/DOT Marking; TSA/DOT Mgmt.; Mgmt. Regime Comparison; Implications for Info. Sharing; Improving Classified Info. Life Cycle Mgmt.; Remedial Legislation; Related Literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Industries
ISBN : MSU:31293016136602

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Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information by Anonim Pdf

Author : Australia. Law Reform Commission,Australian Law Reform Commission
Publisher : Sydney : Australian Law Reform Commission
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063265073

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Keeping Secrets by Australia. Law Reform Commission,Australian Law Reform Commission Pdf

This inquiry, which began in April 2003, examined measures to safeguard classified and security sensitive information during court or tribunal proceedings, or in the course of other investigations including those relating to criminal prosecutions, civil suits, immigration matters or freedom of information applications ... the ALRCs̉ recommendations were tabled in federal Parliament on 23 June 2004.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic surveillance
ISBN : PURD:32754082413901

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Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Declassification of Information for the Department of Energy Environmental Remediation and Related Programs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309176279

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A Review of the Department of Energy Classification by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Declassification of Information for the Department of Energy Environmental Remediation and Related Programs Pdf

With the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy is engaged in a review of its policies regarding the classification of information. In 1994, the Secretary of Energy requested the assistance of the National Research Council in an effort to "lift the veil of Cold War secrecy." This book recommends fundamental principles to guide declassification policy. It also offers specific suggestions of ways to improve public access while protecting truly sensitive information.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D013763143

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Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (Standard Form 312) Briefing Booklet by Anonim Pdf

Author : Johan Lidberg,Denis Muller
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783087709

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In the Name of Security Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism by Johan Lidberg,Denis Muller Pdf

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001 saw the start of the so-called war on terror. The aim of ‘In the Name of Security – Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism’ is to assess the impact of surveillance and other security measures on in-depth public interest journalism. How has the global fear-driven security paradigm sparked by 11 September affected journalism? At the core of the book sits what the authors have labeled the ‘trust us dilemma’. Governments justify passing, at times, oppressive and far-reaching anti-terror laws to keep citizens safe from terror. By doing so governments are asking the public to trust their good intentions and the integrity of the security agencies. But how can the public decide to trust the government and its agencies if it does not have access to information on which to base its decision? ‘In the Name of Security – Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism’ takes an internationally comparative approach using case studies from the powerful intelligence-sharing group known as the Five Eyes consisting of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Chapters assessing a selection of EU countries and some of the BRICS countries provide additional and important points of comparison to the English-speaking countries that make up the Five Eyes.

Author : Frank Sriepp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1005161805

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Decent interval by Frank Sriepp Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:318682154

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Security Classified and Controlled Information: History, Status, and Emerging Management Issues by Anonim Pdf

The security classification regime in use within the federal executive branch traces its origins to armed forces information protection practices of the World War I era. The classification system designating information, according to prescribed criteria and procedures, protected in accordance with one of three levels of sensitivity, based on the amount of harm to the national security that would result from its disclosure attained a presidential character in 1940 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the initial executive order prescribing these information security arrangements. Refinements in the creation, management, and declassification of national security information followed over the succeeding decades, and continue today. In many regards, these developments represent attempts to narrow the bases and discretion for assigning official secrecy to executive branch documents and materials. Limiting the quantity of security classified information has been thought to be desirable for a variety of important reasons: (1) promoting an informed citizenry, (2) effectuating accountability for government policies and practices, (3) realizing oversight of government operations, and (4) achieving efficiency and economy in government management. Because security classification, however, was not possible for some kinds of information deemed in some quarters to be "sensitive," other kinds of designations or markings came to be applied to alert federal employees regarding its privileged or potentially harmful character. Sometimes these markings derived from statutory provisions requiring the protection of a type of information; others were administratively authorized with little detail about their use.