DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION TRAINING EXAM – 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION
TRAINING EXAM – 2024 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
YouHmayHbeHsubjectHtoHadministrative,HUniformHCodeHofHMilitaryHJusticeH(UCMJ),HorHcriminalHsanctionsHifH
youHengageHinHanyHofHtheHfollowingHEXCEPT:H(selectHbestHanswer)H-HcorrectHanswer-
SubmittingHaHformalHchallengeHtoHinformationHthatHmayHbeHimproperlyHclassified.



WhenHderivativelyHclassifyingHinformation,HwhereHcanHyouHfindHaHlistingHofHspecificHinformationHelements
HthatHidentifyHtheirHclassification,HreasonHforHclassification,Hdowngrading,HandHdeclassificationHinformatio

n?H-HcorrectHanswer-SecurityHClassificationHGuideH(SCG)

TheHsourceHdocumentHstates:

(S)HTheHprocessHtakesHthreeHhoursHtoHcomplete.

TheHnewHdocumentHstates:

(S)HTheHprocessHtakesHthreeHhoursHtoHcomplete.



WhichHconceptHwasHusedHtoHdetermineHtheHderivativeHclassificationHofHtheHnewHdocument?H-
HcorrectHanswer-ContainedHin




AllHofHtheHfollowingHareHresponsibilitiesHofHderivateHclassifiersHEXCEPT:H-HcorrectHanswer-
DerivativeHclassifiersHmustHhaveHanHoriginalHclassificationHauthority.



InHorderHtoHclassifyHinformation,HtheHinformationHmustHconcernHatHleastHoneHofHtheH_____HcategoriesHspe
cifiedHinHExecutiveHOrderH13526.H-HcorrectHanswer-8



AllHofHtheHfollowingHareHstepsHinHderivativeHclassificationHEXCEPT:H(multipleHversionsHofHthisHquestion)H-
HcorrectHanswer-

MakingHtheHinitialHdeterminationHthatHinformationHrequiresHprotectionHagainstHunauthorizedHdisclosureHi
nHtheHinterestHofHnationalHsecurity.



IfHyouHareHaHmilitaryHpersonnelHandHyouHknowinglyHleakedHclassifiedHinformationHtoHanHunauthorizedHuse
r,HwhatHsanctionsHmightHbeHimposedHonHyou?H(selectHALLHtheHcorrectHresponses)H-HcorrectHanswer--
HLossHofHpay

, -HDishonorableHdischarge

-HIncarceration



DerivativeHClassificationHis:H-HcorrectHanswer-
TheHprocessHofHusingHexistingHclassifiedHinformationHtoHcreateHnewHdocumentsHorHmaterialHandHmarkingHt
heHnewHmaterialHconsistentHwithHtheHclassificationHmarkingsHthatHapplyHtoHtheHsourceHinformation.



InformationHisHprohibitedHfromHbeingHclassifiedHforHwhatHreasons:H(selectHallHthatHapply)H-
HcorrectHanswer--HToHconcealHviolationsHofHtheHlaw,Hinefficiencies,HorHerrors



-HtoHpreventHembarrassmentH

-HtoHrestrainHcompetition



InformationHtakenHdirectlyHfromHanHexistingHclassifiedHsourceHandHstatedHverbatimHinHaHnewHorHdifferentH
documentHisHanHexampleHofH____.H-HcorrectHanswer-Extracting



AllHofHtheHfollowingHareHwaysHtoHpromoteHtheHsharingHofHinformationHwithinHtheHFederalHgovernment,Hacr
ossHstate;Hlocal,HandHtribalHgovernments,HandHwithHcoalitionHpartners,HlawHenforcement,HandHtheHgeneralH
publicHEXCEPT:H-HcorrectHanswer-AutomaticallyHdeclassifyingHinformationHthatHisHshared.



WhichHofHtheHfollowingHareHadministrativeHsanctions?H-HcorrectHanswer--HsuspensionHwithoutHpay

-HrevocationHofHsecurityHeligibility



TheHdocumentHthatHprovidesHbasicHguidanceHandHregulatoryHrequirementsHforHderivativeHclassificationHfo
rHDoDHpersonnelHis:H-HcorrectHanswer-DODMH5200.01,HDODHInformationHSecurityHProgram



YourHnewHmaterialHmayHaggregate,HorHbringHtogether,HpiecesHofHinformationHthatHareHnotHindividuallyHclas
sified,HbutHwhenHpresentedHtogetherHtheyHrenderHyourHnewHmaterialHclassified.HThisHclassificationHconcep
tHisHcalledH_______.H-HcorrectHanswer-ClassificationHbyHCompilation



IfHtheHauthorizedHsourcesHdoHnotHprovideHsufficientHguidance,HyouHshouldHFIRSTH-HcorrectHanswer-
AskHyourHSecurityHManagerHorHFacilityHSecurityHOfficerH(FSO)