Transcript Logistics Applications Inc.

Annual Security Refresher Briefing
General Information
Edmonds Enterprises Services (EES) and Logistics
Applications Inc. (LAI) as Defense Contractors are
required by the Defense Security Service (DSS), in
accordance with our Security Agreement, to give
security briefings to all personnel before allowing
them access to classified information.
General Information con’t
The goal of this briefing is to keep you
informed of any changes to security
procedures which have occurred in
the past year and to meet the security
education requirements imposed by
the Defense Security Service.
The information contained in this
briefing is intended to serve as a
reference tool for all employees..
SF-312, Non-Disclosure Agreement
Following your initial DoD
Indoctrination, you signed a NonDisclosure Agreement, or NdA. The
NdA is a lifelong contract between you
and the U.S. Government. By signing
the NdA you agreed to:
Keep secret all classified material to
which you have had access.
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An agreement to abide by the prepublication review procedure.
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Overview Of Security Classification System
As outlined by the new Executive Order 12958,
classified information is official government
information that has been determined to require
protection in the interest of national security.
Classified information exists in many forms. It
may be a piece of hardware, a photograph, a film,
recording tapes, notes, a drawing, a document or
spoken words. Material is classified by the
originator and comes in industry via security
classification guides. The degree of safeguarding
required depends on the information's
classification category.
Three levels have been established based on the
criticality of the information or material to national
interests.
Security Classification System
TOP SECRET: Information
or material whose
unauthorized disclosure
could be expected to cause
exceptionally grave
damage to the national
security.
SECRET: Information
or material whose
unauthorized disclosure
could be expected to
cause serious damage
to the national security.
CONFIDENTIAL:
Information or material
whose unauthorized
disclosure could be
expected to cause
damage to the national
security.
Sensitive Material
Employees are reminded that the
protection of Proprietary and
Sensitive materials are of the
utmost importance. This data may
only be disclosed to other EES and
LAI employees who are directly
involved with the subject matter, on
a need-to-know basis, or if the
disclosure serves some business
purpose.
Need to Know
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The need-to-know principle is the most
important concept one needs to practice
at all times when working with classified
material. Some important points to
remember about this principle are:
Always confirm need-to-know prior to
discussing classified information.
Each individual, regardless of rank,
position, or amount of
clearances/accesses, only has a need-toknow for information pertinent to the
performance of their specific task/project.
Need-to-know is not the same as want-toknow.
Never divulge classified information to
anyone unless:
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You have officially verified that the
recipient has been properly authorized
by the U.S. Government to receive it;
You have been given prior written
notice of authorization from the U.S.
Government, Department or Agency
responsible for the classification of the
information.
If you are uncertain about the
classification status of information,
confirm with an authorized official that
the information is unclassified before
disclosure.
Threat Awareness and
Defensive Security
Be wary of glad-handing strangers
who make an intensive effort at
forming a friendship, and then slowly
but surely begin to use that friendship
to learn where one works, the nature
of one's assignment, and with whom
one works. A generous and
inquisitive stranger could very well be
the proverbial wolf in sheep's
clothing. Also, be wary of strangers
who ask for information not related to
their professed area of interest or do
not seem to be particularly
knowledgeable in their field.
Threat Awareness and
Defensive Security
The operative of a foreign intelligence
service need not be a foreigner. A neighbor
might be a foreign diplomat or a fellow
American who has been recruited as an
agent by a hostile service. If someone
begins to inquire into aspects of your
knowledge or activity which are classified or
otherwise private, you certainly should stop
to consider whether the inquiry is normal
innocent curiosity, or whether it might be the
beginning of an attempt to secure
intelligence information for the benefit of
another country.
Threat Awareness and
Defensive Security
Unclassified material may be
just as valuable to a foreign
intelligence service as
classified material. A small bit
of information could represent a
very important piece in a much
larger puzzle. Therefore, all
data should be protected from
the probing hands of foreign
agents.
Security and the Internet
Cleared employees are reminded that
using the Internet to discuss any
information resulting from work on a
classified program is STRICTLY
PROHIBITED.
The NdA that was signed at the conclusion
of your indoctrination prohibits you from
discussing and/or publishing any
information related to a classified program and writing anything on the Internet can be
considered publishing. You may read
something on the Internet that is related to
a program you have worked on, but you are
NEITHER TO CONFIRM NOR DENY the
validity of any of the information you read.
Employee Reporting Obligations And
Requirements
The National Industrial Security
Program (NISP) is based to a large
extent on individual trust and
responsibility, and employee reporting
requirements are a critical element in
the program. Employee reporting
requirements are designed to protect
the employee and to counter any
possible foreign intelligence threat. It is
the employee's personal responsibility
to understand and report the following
conditions to the security office as
circumstances warrant.
Employee Reporting Obligations
and Requirements
Suspicious Contacts
- Any efforts, by an individual, regardless of
nationality, to obtain illegal or unauthorized
access to classified or sensitive unclassified
information;
- Any efforts, by an individual, regardless of
nationality, to compromise a cleared
employee;
- Any contact by a cleared employee with a
known or suspected intelligence officer from
any country;
- Any contact that suggests an employee
may be the target of an attempted
exploitation by the intelligence services of
another country.
Employee Reporting Obligations
and Requirements
Adverse Information Regarding Other Cleared
Employees
- Arrest for any serious violation of the law;
- Excessive use of alcohol or abuse of
prescription drugs;
- Any use of illegal drugs;
- Bizarre or notoriously disgraceful conduct;
- Sudden unexplained affluence;
- Treatment of mental or emotional disorders.
Loss or Compromise
-Loss or suspected compromise of classified
information, foreign or domestic.
- Violations may include misplacing, losing,
improperly storing, improperly transmitting, and
leaving classified material unattended.
Employee Reporting Obligations
and Requirements
Changes in Personal Status
- Change in name;
- Termination of employment;
- Change in marital status;
- Change in citizenship;
- Possibility of future access to classified
information has been reasonably
foreclosed;
- New status as a Representative of a
Foreign Interest (RFI)
- Change in RFI status.
Employee Reporting Obligations And
Requirements
Other Reporting Requirements:
- Acts of sabotage or possible sabotage;
- Espionage or attempted espionage;
- Subversive or suspicious activity;
- Attempts to solicit classified information;
- Unauthorized personal on company property;
- Citizenship by naturalization;
- Unwillingness to work on classified
information;
- Disclosure of classified information to an
unauthorized person;
- Any condition that would qualify as a security
violation or which common sense would
dictate as worth reporting.
Remember!!
Before an employee makes the
decision to disclose classified
information he/she must:
(1) consider the formula
"authorized person equals
clearance level plus need-toknow'; and
(2) advise the recipient of the
classification level.
A Final Word
This Refresher Briefing serves as a
general guide to assist you in
recognizing classified materials as
well as, your overall security
responsibilities as a member of this
organization.
Specific programs may have
additional regulations to follow. If
you ever are in doubt as to how to
work with a regulation or need some
clarification, please remember to
consult with the FSO.
I’m not finished!!
For additional information on Industrial
Security
Defense Security Service (DSS) website
at www.dss.mil
EES/LAI Facility Security Officer, Jerome
Smith at 703.317.9800, ext 230 or
[email protected]
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