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APPENDIX 2 TO ENCLOSURE 2
CLASSIFICATION FACTORS
DoDM 5200.45, April 2, 2013
The questions, answers, and follow-up actions shown in Figure 2 are provided to assist in
systematically determining whether certain broad aspects of an effort warrant security
classification. Users are cautioned that the outcomes specified in the flow chart are not absolute;
judgment must be applied in all cases. Additionally, when using Figure 2 it may be necessary to
consider the questions for both the overall effort and, at a high level, for the individual
technologies used. For example, the fact that a new weapon system (the overall effort) is being
developed may be public knowledge and therefore not classifiable, but aspects of specific
technologies used in the weapon system may warrant protection and, therefore, be classifiable.
If the resulting determination is that the information is classifiable, see Appendix 3 to Enclosure
2 for guidance on determining which specific details of the effort warrant classification.
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