SECURITY VIOLATIONS OCCURRING AT NRO PROGRAM OFFICE CONTRACTOR FACILITIES - - DEFINITION OF AND REPORTING PROCEDURES

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• Document Release Date: September 20, 2001
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• Publication Date: February 6, 1978
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, National Reconnaissance office
FROM: Robert W. Gambino
SUBJECT:
Director of Security
Security Violations Occurring at NRO
Program Office Contractor Facilities --
Definition of and Reporting Procedures
iCE: ent for Reorganization of the NRP
INK678-65) dated 11 August 1965
1. During security audits conducted at Agency-funded
and NRO-funded contractors as a result of the Boyce/Lee
Case, it has become apparent that some contractors have not
operly interpreting Section 1, Paragraph 6a(3) of the
Industrial Security Manual. Instead of reporting
urity violations as required, many contractors have
opted the policy of reporting only violations which have,
in their judgment, resulted in compromise or which they felt
could potentially result in compromise. They have not
uniformly reported other matters such as open safes or
unsecured classified material found by guards, preferring
to regard them simply as security "discrepancies" rather
than as violations.
2. The Director of Central Intelligence has expressed
concern regarding this situation and agrees that such a
lack of complete reporting is unacceptable.,.. The following
policy will, therefore, apply with -regard to.tll'contracts
under the cognizance of the Central Intelligence Agency:
."SECURITY VIOLATION: Any breach of security
regulidatuans , raga resents , procedures or guides by an
individual which subjects classified or sensitive
material or information to compromise to unauthorized
persons, or which places it 'in jeopardy where a com-
promise could result, constitutes a reportable security
violation. Such a breach includes both acts of omission
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such as failure to properly secure classified or
sensitive material, and acts of commission such
as discussion of classified or sensitive information
over nonsecure telephone circuits. The information
and materials referred to in this definition comprise
Collateral classified, SCI classified, and those
materials and information which are sensitive because
they involve intelligence sources and methods."
3. Pursuant to paragraph ZC(5) of reference i i
90MM at you disseminate this definition to 6M 25X1
for their notification of the appropriate contractors.
4. Along with the definition, please forward a copy of
the attached Security Violation Report Form. It may be repro-
duced locally by each contractor as necessary. Please tell
your Program Offices to inform their contractors that the
Security Violation Report Forms, when filled in, are to be
classified a minimum of SECRET because they relate to SCI
contracts. Full Program names should not be used in reporting
SCI violations on this Security Violation Report Form because
the individual security files in which they will be maintained
will not in every case be in a compartmented area. If it does
become necessary for the contractor to report SCI details of a
violation, those facts should be separately stated in an attach-
ment which is to be maintained by the Program Office under SCI
control.
5. Please advise this Office when the actions in paragraphs
3 and 4 have been accomplished.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
Attachment
Distribution:
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