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Classified information can arrive to a cleared contractor in many different ways. Whether delivered via courier, mail carrier, overnight carrier, classified electronic means, and etc. the FSO should have a process in place to control and protect classified information from reception to dissemination or destruction. The FSO should establish procedures for the proper reception of classified material. The receiver of classified material plays a critical role in both safeguarding classified material as well as identifies security violations that the sender may have committed. FSOs can control the introduction and dissemination of classified information with a centralized document control system. The NISPOM requires that a cleared contractor have an information management system in place to control classified information. This can be accomplished with a centralized system to facilitate the proper introduction and control of classified information entering the facility. This system r...

How to Wrap Classified Packages By: Jeffrey W. Bennett, ISP The National Industrial Security Program charges cleared contractors with protecting classified information. This protection extends through all phases of contracts and throughout the duration of the classification. Protection also includes the reception, storage, dissemination, and destruction of the information. Dissemination is a critical part of protecting classified information as the classified information leaves the control of the cleared organization. Whether couriered, mailed, or otherwise delivered, it is removed from a cleared facility and must be prepared in a way to protect the information from unauthorized disclosure. Prior to sending out classified information the FSO should ensure that it is double wrapped with opaque paper to preclude casual observation of the classification markings and contents. The inner wrapper is marked with the proper classification, provided an address with sender and address...