Derivative Classification

Who is responsible for providing contractors proper classification guidance during the performance of a contract?

Your new material may aggregate, or bring together, pieces of information that are not individually classified, but when presented together they render your new material classified

Security Classification Guides (SCG) are the primary sources for derivative classification.

Which of the following statements applies to the classification concept of "Revealed by"

If the classification in the existing content seems incorrect, or there is conflicting guidance from authorized sources, you are required to seek further guidance.

If you accidentally leave classified materials where unauthorized individuals can access them, you will not be subject to sanctions because you didn't do it on purpose.

When working with classified information, contractors generate new documents and materials. Who is responsible for ensuring the new documents are properly marked?

The source document states:
(S) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May
(U) Elements of this unit will participate in the exercise
(U) Unit members participating will be Barkley and James
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The unit that will participate in the exercise is Unclassified
The exercise dates are Secret
Participating members of the unit are Unclassified
The new document states:
(S) Barkley and James cannot attend training during the exercise. They must attend before 4 May or after 25 May.
Identify the concept used to determine the derivative classification of the new document.

To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT:

The source document states:
(x) The exercise will last nine days.
The new document states:
(x) The exercise will consist of four days of preparation and the remaining five days will consist of execution of plans.
What concept is used to derivatively classify the new document?

The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative classification for industry is:

Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must:

Derivative classification includes all of the following EXCEPT:

To promote information sharing, certain guidelines must be followed in DoD Manual 5200.01, Volumes 1 and 2, when classifying and marking information.

Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification

Each of these are ways of incorporating classified source material into new material EXCEPT:

What is the importance of derivative classification?

"Contained in" applies when an explanation is required in cases when the aggregation of individually unclassified data elements in a document causes the document to become classified.

Which of the following are criminal sanctions

The properly marked source document states:
(S) There will be 80,000 troops deployed to Ilkeborg.
The new document states:
(S) Forty-thousand troops will approach Ilkeborg from the west, and another 40,000 will approach from the east.
What concept is used to derivatively classify the statement in the new document?

Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized disclosure could embarrass the Government but not harm national security, and it concerns failed scientific research.

The first step in derivatively classifying a new document is to determine the classification level based on existing classification guidance.

The source document states:
The location of the training exercise is Confidential.
The new document states:
(C) The training exercise will take place in Seattle.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document?

A classified document is used as source material for a new document. What is this an example of?

The properly marked source document states:
(C) The training exercise will last three days.
(S) The training exercise will begin 21 April.
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The length of the training exercise is Confidential.
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
( ) The training exercise lasts three days, ending on 24 April.
What is the classification of the statement in the new document?

The properly marked source document states:
(U) The name of the exercise is BLUE EAGLE.
The new document states:
( ) The exercise is referred to as BLUE EAGLE.
What is the classification of the statement in the new document?

Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or different document is an example of _______

Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the following?

You may be subject to criminal sanctions, such as incarceration, if you engage in the unauthorized disclosure of information

All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT:

The properly marked source document states:
(U) The name of the exercise is BLUE EAGLE.
The new document states:
( ) The exercise is referred to as BLUE EAGLE.
What is the classification of the statement in the new document?

Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or different document is an example of _______

Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the following?

You may be subject to criminal sanctions, such as incarceration, if you engage in the unauthorized disclosure of information

All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: