Classification Management, Marking & Safeguarding of Classified Information Flashcards
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Which event does NOT by itself require a security container combination change?
Answer: A cleared visitor sees the container from across the room
Combinations change at first use, when an authorized person no longer needs access, or on compromise; merely seeing the container is not one of these.
What does the SF 701 Activity Security Checklist document?
Answer: End-of-day security checks of a work area
The SF 701 records end-of-day checks confirming classified material is secured and the area is properly closed.
Without an intrusion detection system, how often must cleared guards check a GSA-approved container holding Top Secret material as a supplemental control?
Answer: Every 2 hours
Top Secret supplemental controls include guard checks every 2 hours; Secret in a closed area uses 4-hour checks.
Which federal specification applies to high-security locks on GSA-approved containers and vault doors?
Answer: FF-L-2740
FF-L-2740 is the federal specification for the high-security combination locks used on classified containers and doors.
Confidential material at a cleared contractor facility may be stored in which of the following?
Answer: A GSA-approved security container, without supplemental controls
Confidential can be stored like Secret in a GSA-approved container, but it does not need supplemental controls.
Under 32 CFR Part 117, how long may contractor working papers be kept before they must be marked like a finished document?
Answer: 180 days from creation
Working papers kept more than 180 days, or released outside the facility, must be marked like finished documents.
During a container's period of use, where is the SF 700 copy holding the combination kept?
Answer: Sealed in its envelope and stored in a different container cleared to the same level or higher
Part 2A of the SF 700 is sealed and kept in a separate container approved for the classification level of the protected material.
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