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UNCLAS ALDODACT 06/02
"ADDRESSES PASS TO ALL SUBORDINATE COMMANDS"
SUBJECT:  ACTION TO SAFEGUARD INFORMATION REGARDING WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION AND SENSITIVE HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION
1. THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF RECENTLY REMINDED DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES OF  THE AUTHORITY THEY HAVE UNDER EXISTING LAWS AND
REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED BUT SENSITIVE
INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY THAT RELATED TO WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION. ALL DOD ACTIVITIES ARE REMINDED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
DOD INSTRUCTION 5230.29, PUBLIC RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS CONTAINING
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR (CBRN) INFORMATION
REQUIRES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES,
DIRECTORATE FOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND SECURITY REVIEW
(WHS/DFOISR). FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS WILL ENSURE THAT THE DOCUMENTS
DO NOT CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT WOULD AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR USE
OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. OTHER PROCESSES FOR THE REVIEW AND
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION CONTAINING CBRN INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED
AS WELL AS AGENCIES' SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE.  AGENCIES ARE
NOT TO VIOLATE ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO
CONGRESS OR TO AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS UNDER THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS
CONVENTION, THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION OR SIMILAR AGREEMENTS.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUESTS FOR RECORDS CONTAINING
CBRN INFORMATION MUST CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ACT'S PROVISIONS AND APPLICABLE DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS.  HOWEVER,
PRIOR TO RELEASING SUCH RECORDS, ALL DOD DEPARTMENTS AND COMPONENTS
WILL FORWARD THE RECORD WITH A RELEASE DETERMINATION TO DFOISR FOR
FINAL REVIEW.  THE SAME PROCEDURE WILL BE FOLLOWED WHEN PROCESSING
MANDATORY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEWS SUBMITTED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER
12958. THIS CENTRALIZATION IS UNTIL NEW SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
GUIDANCE IS PROMULGATED.  ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON PROCESSING FOIA AND
MANDATORY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW REQUESTS SHALL BE ISSUED SEPARATELY
BY DFOISR.
2. ASD/C3I WILL ENSURE A COORDINATED REVIEW OF SECURITY
CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION GUIDES AND DECLASSIFICATION
PROCEDURES AND WILL ISSUE SEPARATE GUIDANCE. REVIEWS WILL CONFIRM
THAT PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ALL INFORMATION PLACED IN
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PUBLIC VENUES IS PROPERLY REVIEWED FOR DECLASSIFICATION PRIOR TO
RELEASE.  THE REVIEW OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDES SHALL INCLUDE
AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER ANY STATE OR NON-STATE/NON-TRADITIONAL
ADVERSARY COULD USE THE INFORMATION IN DEVELOPING OR USING A CBRN
WEAPON OR IN HARMFULLY IMPACTING THE SECURITY OF DOD OPERATIONS OR
ASSETS OR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED
STATES. THESE REVIEWS WILL BE COMPLETED, AND CHANGES RECOMMEND, AS
NECESSARY, BY JUNE 21, 2002. ANY CHANGES TO SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
GUIDES SHALL BE PROMULGATED BY JULY 12, 2002. DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES MUST CONSIDER THE NEED FOR SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION TOGETHER
WITH THE BENEFITS THAT RESULT FROM THE OPEN AND EFFICIENT EXCHANGE OF
SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND OTHER INFORMATION.
3. THIS MESSAGE ALSO COVERS DOD DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON
THE INTERNET AND THROUGH PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DOD WEBSITES AND
WEBSITES WITH ACCESS RESTRICTED ONLY BY DOMAIN OR IP ADDRESS.
DOCUMENTS FOR RELEASE TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION WILL BE PROCESSED IAW PROCEDURES TO BE AGREED BETWEEN
NARA AND DOD.  DOCUMENTS REMOVED FROM THE DEFENSE TECHNICAL
INFORMATION CENTER WEBSITE WILL BE REVIEWED, EVALUATED AND
APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.  DOCUMENTS
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THAT POSE NO THREAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
4. BY TAKING THESE ACTIONS, THE DEPARTMENT WILL PREVENT INAPPROPRIATE
DISCLOSURE AND REDUCE THE RISK OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT MIGHT
ASSIST TERRORISTS.
5. MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND DEFENSE COMPONENTS HEADQUARTERS SECURITY
POLICY OFFICES ARE TO PROVIDE OASD C3I WITH THE STATUS OF THEIR
REVIEWS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MESSAGE BY MAY 31, 2002. THE
OASD C3I POINT OF CONTACT IS MS. CHRIS BROMWELL, 703-697-1988; DSN
PREFIX 227; E-MAIL CHRISTINA.BROMWELL@OSD.MIL.
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