Marking Classified Information STEPP
A piece of information has been classified for five years and is scheduled
for declassification next fall. However, should the information be released
in the fall, it would still pose the same threat to national security. How
should the OCA responsible for classifying this information change the
information's classification? โ Ans - Extend the information's
duration of classification
What are the standard markings for classified information? โ Ans -
Banner markings, portion markings, and a classification authority block
An OCA previously classified a recent government breakthrough in energy
technology as Confidential. The military is developing a new weapons
system that will use this technology, and it has been determined it will now
cause greater damage to national security if the information is released.
How should the OCA responsible for classifying the energy technology
change the classification level? โ Ans - Upgrade the energy technology
classification
A letter of transmittal is not a special type of material that may contain
classified information. โ Ans - False
Only information that falls into at least one of the __________ categories listed
in section 1.4 of Executive Order 13526 can be eligible to be classified.
โ Ans - Eight
You have a draft version of a classified document that contains handwritten
notes that you want to send to a colleague outside of your activity. It
currently has banner markings, the creation date, and a "working paper"
annotation. How should the markings change before you send the
document out? โ Ans - It should have the same markings as a finished
document
Which of the standard classification markings appears at the beginning of a
paragraph? โ Ans - Portion marking
Which portion marking is correct? โ Ans - (TS)
