ACCREDITATION OF SCIF'S

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B01354R000200230001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: MISC

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9. Security Indoctrination and Education.
a. Prior to signing the NdA or being afforded access to SCI, persons approved for SCI ac-
cess shall be given a non-SCI revealing briefing on the general nature and procedures for pro-
tecting the SCI to which they will be exposed, advised of their obligations both to protect that
information and to report matters of security concern, and allowed to express any reservations
concerning the NdA or access to SCI.
b. Subsequent to signing the NdA, persons shall be fully indoctrinated on the aspects of the
SCI to which they are authorized access and have a demonstrated need-to-know. All persons
granted SCI access shall periodically be advised of their continuing security responsibilities and
of security threats they may encounter. Annex C to DCID 1/14, "Minimum Standards for SCI
Security Awareness Programs in the U.S. Intelligence Community," provides guidance.
10. Foreign Contacts. Close, continuing personal associations with foreign nationals by persons
with SCI access are of security concern. Persons with SCI access shall be informed of their con-
tinuing responsibility to report all nonofficial contacts with representatives or citizens of
Communist-controlled countries and of other countries which are hostile to the United States.
SOICs shall ensure that their SCI-indoctrinated personnel are kept informed of which countries
are of concern in this regard. SCI-indoctrinated persons are also responsible for reporting
contacts with persons from other than Communist-controlled or hostile countries whenever
those persons show undue or persistent interest in employment, assignment, or sensitive
national security matters. Contacts, or failure to report contacts, in either of the above
situations shall result in reevaluation of eligibility for continued SCI access by the cognizant
SOIC. Casual contacts arising from living in a community and which do not fall within either
of the above situations normally need not be reported.
11. SCI Travel and Assignment Security Policy. Persons with current SCI access who plan un-
official travel to, or who are being assigned to duty in, foreign countries and areas, particularly
those identified in DCID 1/20, Security Policy Concerning Travel and Assignment of
Personnel With Access To SC/, incur a special security obligation. This includes requirements
to provide advanee notice of unofficial travel and to be afforded appropriate defensive security
briefings prior to official assignment or unofficial travel. Minimum security policy applicable
to such travel or assignment is stated in DCID 1/20.
PHYSICAL SECURITY
12. Construction and Protection Standards. All SCI must be stored within accredited SCIFs.
Physical security standards for the construction and protection of such facilities are prescribed
in DCID 1/21, Physical Security Standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information
Facilities, effective 12 April 1984, or successor policy statements.
13. Accreditation of SCIFs. The DCI shall accredit all SCIFs except where that authority has
been specifically delegated or otherwise provided for. The CIA Office of Security shall accredit
SCIFs for Executive Branch departments and agencies outside the Intelligence Community
and for the Legislative and Judicial Brandies. The accreditation shall state the category(ies) of
SCI authorized to be stored/processed in the SCIF. Accrediting officials shall maintain a
physical security profile on each of their SCIFs to include data on any waivers of standards.
14. Emergency Plans. Each accredited SCIF shall establish and maintain an approved
emergency plan. This may be part of an overall department, agency, or installation plan, so
long as it satisfactorily addresses the considerations stated below. Emergency planning shall also
take account of fire, natural disasters, entrance of emergency personnel (e.g., host country
police and firemen) into an SCIF, and the physical protection of those working in such SCIFs.
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