Comment Re:Past lessons (Score 1) 130
Citation/references:
-> Executive orders have the force of law (http://www.thisnation.com/question/040.html)
-> Executive Order 13526—Classified National Security Information Memorandum of December 29, 2009—Implementation of the Executive Order ‘‘Classified National Security Information’’ Order of December 29, 2009—Original Classification Authority (https://foia.state.gov/_docs/MDR/135190.pdf)
- Sec. 1.3. Classification Authority. (a) The authority to classify information originally may be exercised only by:
(1) the President and the Vice President;
(2) agency heads and officials designated by the President...
- Section 4.3, para (6) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘agency head’’ refers only to the Secretaries of State, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, or the principal deputy of each.
- Sec 1.3, para (d) All original classification authorities must receive training in proper classification (including the avoidance of over-classification) and declassification as provided in this order and its implementing directives at least once a calendar year. Such training must include instruction on the proper safeguarding of classified information and on the sanctions in section 5.5 of this order *that may be brought against an individual who fails to classify information properly* or protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure. Original classification authorities who do not receive such mandatory training at least once within a calendar year shall have their classification authority suspended by the agency head...
- Sec. 1.6. Identification and Markings -- too long to quote here...
Also read para (f) in the middle of page 716, and remaining Sec 4.3 (page 722).
-> Executive orders have the force of law (http://www.thisnation.com/question/040.html)
-> Executive Order 13526—Classified National Security Information Memorandum of December 29, 2009—Implementation of the Executive Order ‘‘Classified National Security Information’’ Order of December 29, 2009—Original Classification Authority (https://foia.state.gov/_docs/MDR/135190.pdf)
- Sec. 1.3. Classification Authority. (a) The authority to classify information originally may be exercised only by:
(1) the President and the Vice President;
(2) agency heads and officials designated by the President...
- Section 4.3, para (6) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘agency head’’ refers only to the Secretaries of State, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, or the principal deputy of each.
- Sec 1.3, para (d) All original classification authorities must receive training in proper classification (including the avoidance of over-classification) and declassification as provided in this order and its implementing directives at least once a calendar year. Such training must include instruction on the proper safeguarding of classified information and on the sanctions in section 5.5 of this order *that may be brought against an individual who fails to classify information properly* or protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure. Original classification authorities who do not receive such mandatory training at least once within a calendar year shall have their classification authority suspended by the agency head...
- Sec. 1.6. Identification and Markings -- too long to quote here...
Also read para (f) in the middle of page 716, and remaining Sec 4.3 (page 722).
