General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual: Administrative Section

Security Manager

Department of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery


Important points

Classified Information

Classified information is categorized depending upon the specific degree of protection needed. There are three types of security classifications:

Not everyone is allowed to view classified material. The right to view classified material is determined by two things:

There are three steps to gaining access to classified material:

A personal security investigation is an investigation of a person's loyalty, reliability, trustworthiness, and judgement.

There are four basic kinds of personal security investigations:

Different investigations are done for different levels of classified material to be viewed:

There are certain responsibilities after being granted a clearance.

Classified materials are kept in special, designated safes. If found open, immediately close the door to the safe and notify the security manager.

Reference

  1. OPNAVINST 5510.1

Reviewed by Mrs. Claudia J. Mackey, Security Assistant, BUMED, Washington, D.C. (1999).

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