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SUBJ/SAFEGUARDING CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION//

REF/A DOC/DON/30JUN2006//

REF/B DOC/WHITE HOUSE/29DEC2009//

NARR/ REF A IS SECNAV M-5510.36, DON INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM.
REF B IS EXECUTIVE ORDER 13526, CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY 
INFORMATION.
POC/BRIDGET OUELLETTE/CIV/CNO N09N2/LOC: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 202-433-
8842/EMAIL: BRIDGET A. OUELLETTE(AT)NAVY.MIL// POC/DAN 
DELGROSSO/CIV/DONCIO/LOC: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 703-607-5652/EMAIL: 
DAN.DELGROSSO(AT)NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1.  RECENT EVENTS INVOLVING THE POSTING OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE 
SENSITIVE AND POTENTIALLY CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION 
(NSI) TO A PUBLIC WEBSITE HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO:
    A.  REINFORCE HOW PERSONNEL STORE AND DISTRIBUTE NSI.
    B.  REMIND PERSONNEL OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO SAFEGUARD NSI 
COMMENSURATE WITH THE LEVEL OF CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED PER REF A, UNTIL 
THE INFORMATION IS DECLASSIFIED BY THE APPROPRIATE ORIGINAL 
CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY (OCA).

2.  DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) PERSONNEL MUST ENSURE CLASSIFIED NSI 
IS ONLY SHARED WITH THOSE WITH AN AUTHORIZED CLEARANCE, ACCESS, NEED TO 
KNOW, AND ONLY VIA AUTHORIZED CHANNELS AND SYSTEMS.  ACTIVITIES TO THE 
CONTRARY HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PLACING OUR FELLOW SAILORS, MARINES AND 
CIVILIANS AT RISK, AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.  PERSONNEL WHO 
INTENTIONALLY PROPAGATE OR MISHANDLE CLASSIFIED NSI IN VIOLATION OF 
EXISTING REGULATIONS MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE OR PUNITIVE 
ACTION.

3.  THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO ALL DON MILITARY, CIVILIAN, AND CONTRACTOR 
SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

4.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE APPEARANCE OF POTENTIALLY CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, REGARDLESS OF MEDIUM OR PLATFORM, 
DOES NOT INDICATE THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE RESPECTIVE 
ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY, DECLASSIFIED, AND CLEARED FOR PUBLIC 
RELEASE.  AS STATED IN REF B, SECTION 1.1(4)(C), (QUOTE) CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE DECLASSIFIED AUTOMATICALLY AS A RESULT OF ANY 
UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR INFORMATION (END 
QUOTE).  THEREFORE, DON PERSONNEL SHALL:
    A.  NOT CONFIRM OR DENY THE EXISTENCE OF POTENTIALLY CLASSIFIED NSI 
IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND REPORT THE INCIDENT PER REF A, CHAPTER 12.
    B.  NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE FURTHER DISSEMINATION OF POTENTIALLY 
CLASSIFIED NSI ON DON UNCLASSIFIED IT SYSTEMS BY ACCESSING WEBSITES OR 
ANY OTHER INTERNET BASED CAPABILITY (IBC) (E.G., TWITTER, FACEBOOK, 
ETC.) TO VIEW, COPY, OR FORWARD THIS INFORMATION.
    C.  ENSURE CLASSIFIED NSI IS ONLY SHARED WITH PERSONNEL WITH AN 
AUTHORIZED CLEARANCE, ACCESS, NEED TO KNOW, AND ONLY VIA AUTHORIZED 
CHANNELS AND SYSTEMS.
    D.  PROTECT CLASSIFIED NSI COMMENSURATE WITH THE LEVEL OF 
CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED PER REF A, UNTIL THE INFORMATION IS 
DECLASSIFIED BY THE APPROPRIATE OCA.
    E.  ADHERE TO THE SERVICES SYSTEMS AUTHORIZATION ACCESS REQUEST 
FORM (SAAR; I.E. USER AGREEMENT FORM) FOR THE PROTECTION OF INFORMATION 
RESIDING ON DON NETWORKS.
    F.  ADHERE TO THEIR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (SF-312) WHEN GRANTED 
A SECURITY CLEARANCE.

5.  THE INFORMATION AGE REQUIRES WE VALIDATE AND REDEFINE AS 
APPROPRIATE OUR PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF 
POTENTIALLY CLASSIFIED NSI ON THE INTERNET IN THE EVENT IT MIGRATES TO 
THE DON UNCLASSIFIED NETWORK DOMAIN.  THEREFORE, I HAVE TASKED DON CIO, 
DON INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM AUTHORITY (CNO N09N), CHINFO, HQMC AND 
OPNAV TO RECOMMEND A COURSE OF ACTION WITHIN 60 DAYS, ON REVISED 
REPORTING, MITIGATION AND DISPOSITION PROCEDURES.  IN THE INTERIM, 
ADHERENCE TO PARA 4 ABOVE IS PARAMOUNT -- REGARDLESS OF THE MAGNITUDE 
OF DISCLOSURE --  IN ORDER TO AVOID FURTHER PROLIFERATION OF 
POTENTIALLY CLASSIFIED NSI ON UNAUTHORIZED SYSTEMS.

6.  DON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBERSPACE CAPABILITIES SHOULD BE 
USED TO ENABLE OUR WARFIGHTERS, PROMOTE INFORMATION SHARING IN DEFENSE 
OF OUR HOMELAND, AND TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCIES IN OPERATIONS, NOT AS A 
MEANS TO UNDERMINE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY EFFORTS.  I EXPECT EACH 
INDIVIDUAL SAILOR, MARINE, CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL TO 
DO THEIR PART.

7.  QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE 
POCS IDENTIFIED ABOVE.  REFER MEDIA QUERIES REGARDING POTENTIALLY 
CLASSIFIED NSI IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN TO THE CHINFO MEDIA OPERATIONS DESK 
AT (703) 697-5342.

8.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

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