Chapter 11

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CHAPTER 11

Miscellaneous Information

Section 1. Tempest

11-100. General.

TEMPEST is an unclassified short name referring to investigations

and studies of compromising emanations. Compromising emanations are

unintentional intelligence-bearing signals that, if intercepted and

analyzed, will disclose classified information when it is

transmitted, received, handled, or otherwise processed by any

information processing equipment.

11-101. TEMPEST Requirements.

a. TEMPEST countermeasures will be applied only in proportion to

the threat of exploitation and the resulting damage to the national

security, should the information be obtained by a foreign

intelligence organization. It is the responsibility of the GCA to

identify in writing what TEMPEST countermeasures may be required.

The GCA will identify any TEMPEST requirements within the United

States to the CSA for approval prior to imposing requirements for

TEMPEST countermeasures upon their contractors. Contractors may not

impose TEMPEST countermeasures upon their sub-contractors without

GCA and CSA approval.

b. The Government is responsible for performing threat assessment

and vulnerability studies when it is determined that classified

information may be exposed to TEMPEST collection.

c. Contractors will assist the GCA in conducting threat and

vulnerability surveys by providing the following information upon

request:

(1) The specific classification and special categories of

material to be processed/handled by electronic means.

(2) The specific location where classified processing will be

performed.

(3) The name, address, title, and telephone number of a

point-of-contact at the facility where processing will occur.

11-102. Cost.

All costs associated with applying TEMPEST countermeasures, when

such countermeasures are imposed upon the contractor by a GCA,

shall be recoverable by direct charge to the applicable contract.

The GCA should provide TEMPEST shielding and shielded equipments

GFE when such extreme countermeasures are deemed essential to the

protection of the information being processed.

Section 2. Defense Technical Information Center

11-200. General.

The DoD operates certain activities to assist individuals and

organizations in gaining access to scientific and technical

information (STI) describing planned or on-going RDT&E efforts of

the DoD.

a. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is the central

point within DoD for acquiring, storing, retrieving, and

disseminating STI to support the management and conduct of DoD

research, development, engineering, and study programs.

b. DTIC is under the operational control of the Under Secretary

of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Its main facility is

located at Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA. Other DTIC sites serve

localized communities and special research interests through remote

online service facilities.

11-201. DTIC Addresses.

Defense Technical Information Center

Building 5, Cameron Station

Alexandria, VA 22304-6145

(703) 274-6434

DTIC Albuquerque Regional Office

PL/SUL

Aberdeen Avenue, S.E.

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776

(505) 846-6797

DTIC Boston Regional Office

5 Wright St., Bldg. 1103

Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-3012

(517) 377-2413

DTIC Los Angeles Regional Office

222 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 906

El Segundo, CA 90245-4320

(213) 335-4170

DTIC Dayton Regional Office

2690 C Street, Suite 4

Building 22

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7411

(513) 255-7905

DTIC Manpower and Training Research

Information System, ATTN: DTIC-AM

53355 Cole Road

San Diego, CA 92152-7213

(619) 553-7000

11-202. User Community.

DTIC services are available to the DoD and its contractors and to

other U.S. Government organizations and their contractors.

Contractors may also become eligible for services under the Defense

Potential Contractors Program.

11-203. Registration Process.

All users are required to register for service. Registration, which

is free, generally involves completing two forms which are

available from DTIC as part of a registration kit.

a. DD Form 1540, "Registration for Scientific and Technical

Information Services." This form shall be completed for each

contract that authorizes use of DTIC services. This authorization

is included in the Contract Security Classification Specification.

The DD Form 1540 is submitted to DTIC through the sponsoring GCA

for certification and approval. If a subcontract is involved, the

DD Form 1540 is submitted through the prime contractor. The DD Form

1540 remains in force until completion of the classified contract

or subcontract.

b. DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement.

Qualified contractors are eligible for access to militarily

critical technical data after certification with Defense Logistics

Services Center (DLSC) by completing the DD Form 2345. This DLSC

certification is supplementary to registration with the DTIC. Upon

certification with DLSC, the user also may be eligible for access

to unclassified, militarily critical technical data from other DoD

sources. All security criteria, including the need for a facility

clearance, still must be met for the user to have access to the

Defense RDT&E Online System (DROLS) or to obtain classified

material.

11-204. Safeguarding Requirements.

Classified information acquired from DTIC shall be safeguarded in

accordance with the requirements of this Manual and with any

restrictions that are marked on the material itself. The specific

contract number that authorized the contractor access to the

information shall be placed on each classified document. When the

contract to which the DD Form 1540 applies is completed or

terminated, the contractor shall either destroy or request

retention for the material.

11-205. DTIC Downgrading or Declassification Notices.

DTIC remarks downgraded or declassified paper documents to reflect

such action only on the front and back covers and the title, first,

and back pages. It is the responsibility of the recipient to

complete any remarking required. Documents originally marked under

the provisions of previous E.O.s may contain pages that do not bear

any classification markings. Before extracting or reproducing the

information from these pages, contractors should direct any

questions they may have to the originator of the document.

11-206. Questions Concerning Reference Material.

Most material made available to contractors by DTIC and other

distribution agencies is "reference material" as defined by this

Manual. Therefore, the GCA that authorized the services of DTIC

under a specific contract may not be in a position to provide the

contractor with classification guidance for the reference material.

Classification jurisdiction always is the responsibility of the

originating agency, or its successor, not necessarily the

authorizing GCA. When a contractor requires classification guidance

for reference material to prepare guidance for a subcontract or for

other reasons and needs assistance in identifying the responsible

department or agency, the CSA should be consulted.

11-207. Subcontracts.

If a contractor awards a subcontract, that authorizes the

subcontractor to use the services of DTIC and is expected to

require access only to classified reference material, the Contract

Security Classification Specification issued to the subcontractor

shall show the highest category of classification required and a

statement similar to the following: "Information extracted from

classified reference material shall be classified according to the

markings on such material. The DD Form 1540 prepared under this

subcontract shall be forwarded through (name of prime contractor)."

Section 3. Independent Research and Development Efforts

11-300. General.

This Section provides special procedures and requirements necessary

for safeguarding classified information when it is incorporated in

contractors independent research and development (IR&D) efforts.

11-301. Limitations.

Contractors frequently must use classified information in their

IR&D efforts to effectively explore technological advancements and

state-of-the-art improvements.

a. Contractors are generally precluded from disclosing classified

information to other cleared contractors in connection with an IR&D

effort without the prior written approval of the agency that has

jurisdiction over the information or the agency that provided the

information to the contractor.

b. DoD contractors shall not release or disclose classified

information, under the jurisdiction of a non-DoD Agency to other

cleared contractors in connection with an IR&D effort without the

written approval of the non-DoD Agency.

c. DoD cleared contractors may disclose SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL

information, under the jurisdiction of a DoD contracting activity,

to other DoD cleared contractors in connection with an IR&D effort

unless specifically prohibited by the DoD in a Contract Security

Classification Specification or other written notification.

11-302. Information Generated Under an IR&D Effort that

Incorporates Classified Information.

Under E.O. 12356, information that is in substance the same as

information currently classified, requires a derivative

classification. Therefore, information in a contractor's IR&D

effort will require a derivative classification.

11-303. Classification Guidance.

The releasing contractor may extract guidance appropriate for the

IR&D effort from:

a. An existing Contract Security Classification Specification

that was previously furnished by a GCA in connection with

performance of a classified contract;

b. A final Contract Security Classification Specification that

was issued in connection with retention of classified documents

under a completed contract;

c. A security classification guide obtained from DTIC;

d. A classified source document.

NOTE: The Department of Defense "Index of Security Classification

Guides," and many of the listed security classification guides, are

available to contractors who are registered with the DTIC.

Contractors are encouraged to use the Index and the listed guides

to obtain up-to-date security guidance for the classified

information involved when developing guidance appropriate for their

IR&D efforts.

11-304. Preparation of Security Guidance.

Contractors shall use the Contract Security Classification

Specification to provide security guidance for the classified

information released in their IR&D efforts.

11-305. Retention of Classified Documents Generated Under IR&D

Efforts.

Contractors may retain the classified documents that were generated

in connection with their classified IR&D efforts for the duration

of their facility clearance provided they have proper storage

capability. Documents shall be clearly identified as "IR&D

DOCUMENTS." A contractor's facility clearance will not be continued

solely for the purpose of retention of classified IR&D documents

without specific retention authorization from the GCA that has

jurisdiction over the classified information contained in such

documents. Contractors shall establish procedures for review of

their IR&D DOCUMENTS on a recurring basis to reduce their

classified inventory to the minimum necessary.

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