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Susan Rice (left) and Barack Obama speaking on the phone after the 22 March 2016 attacks in Brussels in a sensitive compartmented information facility
A Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF; pronounced "skiff") in United States military, security and intelligence parlance, is an enclosed area within a building that is used to process Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) types of classified information.
SCI is usually only briefed, discussed, and stored in an accredited SCIF.[ citation needed]
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Access[ edit]Access to SCIFs is normally limited to those with clearance. [1] Non-cleared personnel in SCIF must be under constant oversight to prevent unauthorized access to classified material; [2] as part of this process, non-cleared personnel are typically required to surrender recording and other electronic devices. [3] All of the activity and conversation inside is presumed restricted from public disclosure.
Construction[ edit]Some entire buildings are SCIFs where all but the front foyer is secure. A SCIF can also be located in an air, ground or maritime vehicle, or can be established on a temporary basis at a specific site. The physical construction, access control, and alarming of the facility has been defined by various directives, including Director of Central Intelligence Directives (DCIDs) 1/21 and 6/9, and most recently (2011) by Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705, signed by the Director of National Intelligence. ICD 705 is a three page capstone document that implements Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 705-1, ICS 705-2 and the TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES or "Tech Specs." The latest version of the Tech Specs was published in September 2015 (Version 1.3).
Computers operating within such a facility must conform to rules established by ICD 503. Computers and telecommunication equipment within must conform to TEMPEST emanations specification as directed by a Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority (CTTA).
See also[ edit]References[ edit]
Jump up ^ "Today I Briefed Congress on the NSA - Schneier on Security". www.schneier.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10. Jump up ^ Keating, T. J. (2011-04-01). Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781437938272. Jump up ^ uscg.mil
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