Read into
In
codeword–classified programs, an official would not be aware a program existed with that codeword until being read in,[3]
because the codewords themselves are classified.
See also
- Sensitive Compartmented Information(SCI)
- Special access program (SAP)
References
- ^ Inspectors General of the DoD, DOJ, CIA, NSA, and ODN (2009-07-10). Unclassified Report on the President's Surveillance Program (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2015-08-12.
The process of being "read into" a compartmented program generally entails being approved for access to particularly sensitive and restricted information about a classified program, receiving a briefing about the program, and formally acknowledging the briefing, usually by signing a nondisclosure agreement describing restrictions on the handling and use of information concerning the program
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At each step in a career, moving to a new assignment usually means being 'read into' a program, or learning new secrets.
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It is true by definition that the classification markings were new to Goldsmith, because the program was codeword-classified. Until an official is "read in," he does not know there is a special access program with that codeword.
This article incorporates
United States Government. 10 July 2009.[dead link
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