Signalman 1 & C - Historic Naval Ships Association

Formulate and coordinate the command'ssecurity education program.Ensure that threats to security, compromises, andother security violations are reported, recorded and,when necessary, investigated.Administer the command's program forclassification, declassification, and downgrading ofclassified material.Maintain liaison with the public affairs officer toensure that proposed press releases do not containclassified information.Ensure compliance with accounting and controlrequirements for classified material, including receipt,distribution, inventory, reproduction, and disposition.The duties of the security manager are numerous.Refer to Department of the Navy Information andPersonnel Security Program Regulation,OPNAVINST 5510.1, for more informationconcerning his/her duties.Top Secret Control OfficerEach command that handles Top Secretinformation must designate, in writing, a Top Secretcontrol officer (TSCO). The person designated mustbe an officer, senior non-commissioned officer, or acivilian employee GS-7 or above. The TSCO must bea U.S. citizen with a Top Secret clearance.The TSCO is responsible to the security managerfor the receipt, custody, accounting for, anddisposition of Top Secret material in the command.Procedures for the duties of the TSCO are set forth inOPNAVINST 5510.1.Security AssistantThe security assistant must be a U.S. citizen andeither an officer, an enlisted person E-6 or above, or acivilian employee GS-6 or above. The designationmust be in writing. The assistant security managerdoes not require a BI unless he/she has been authorizedto issue security clearances. The security assistantassists the security manager in his/her duties.ADP/Information SystemsSecurity OfficerEach command involved in processing data in anautomated system must designate an ADP/IS securityofficer.The ADP/IS security officer is responsible to thesecurity manager for the protection of classifiedinformation being processed in the automated systemand is responsible to the physical security officer forthe protection of the personnel, equipment, and relatedresources.SECURITY EDUCATIONEach command in the Department of the Navy(DON) that handles classified information willestablish and maintain an active security educationprogram to instruct all personnel, regardless of theirposition, rank, or grade, in security policies andprocedures. The overall purpose of the securityeducation program is to make sure that all personnelunderstand the need to protect classified informationand know how to safeguard it.Commanding officers, through their securitymanagers, are responsible for security education intheir commands, and for ensuring it is afforded asignificant share of the time dedicated to commandsecurity.SECURITY PRINCIPLESThe Department of Defense (DOD) securityformula is based on the premise of circulation control(the control of dissemination of classifiedinformation). According to this policy, knowledge orpossession of classified defense information ispermitted only to persons whose official duties requireaccess to the information (“need to know”).CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIESLEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify anddefine the classification designations andspecial markings.Official information that requires protection in theinterests of national security is placed into one of threecategories: Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential.Following are examples and definitions of eachcategory.TOP SECRETTop Secret is the designation applied only toinformation that requires the highest degree ofprotection. It is of such a nature that its unauthorizeddisclosure could reasonably be expected to cause11-2