APEX SEMINAR 1400-1420 MONDAY 6 OCT. 1980 AUDITORIUM

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2009
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• Publication Date: October 6, 1980
• Content Type: MISC

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APEX SEMINAR
1400-1420, Monday, 6 Oct. 1980
Auditorium
* APEX is probably most significant change to handling.
of compartmented information any of us has seen
in our careers.
-- fundamental change in bothPhil osophy & mechanics
-- promises important improvements in security
-- depends on how well implemented
system meaningless - dangerous
-- that's whX you and I are i
* Background - for some of you who were here last May,
may be repeat - but feel it's important enough to
say again.
-- Liabilities of old system:
? 1. never plannedlogir - grew over 4 decades
2. separate - uncoordinated
3. many different-rul
4. increase in compartmented material malting
Charge to General Vogt:
1. objective look
2. simplify - clarify
3. downgrade - declassify
4. strengthen "need-to-know"
5. strengthen barriers between compartments
6. provide for actual needs of tactical
commanders-.
NFIB Working Group proposed:
1. single, community-wide systeT
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-- Eliminate need for billet ceilings - depends on you
-- Access will tighten to that needed to do job
-- Significant reduction in volume - thus, less
burden to keep track of
More avail. under normal non-compartmented classifi-
cation particularly military commanders
-- product compartments -
COMINT
HUMINT
IMAGERY
TECHNICAL
-- ROYAL
* My expectations
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2.-M"imum dissemination
3. restrict compartmentation
* Features of APEX
-- operational compartments
-- operational subcompartments
Simplification = economy of resources = improved
security
* Realize many of you are concerned about the impact of
APEX on contracting costs.
-- First, is it worth the cost? Absolutely. All
aware of leaks. Increasing rather than decreasing
Especially in RM contract_ing, leaks can be
devastating because of potential to hurt us for
manX._yes. .-APEX will strengthen the security
of these sensitive programs.
-- Unquestionably the manhour costs for contractors to
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understanding and involvement in the system.
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train people and the costs of making physical
changes to accommodate APEX will'n of be
insignificant
However, your best tool to keep those costs w/in
reasonable limits is your understanding of the
APEX system and exactly what is required both
by the government V the contractor to comply
w/its provisions.
-- I hope we can help you do that here today.
* APEX has enormous potential to improve our security
practices - it is worth the effort.
But -
-- security results fm personal discipline - not
bureaucratic rules. Rules can only help; and
holding costs down will depend on your personal
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