Marking Classified Information – STEPP | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

A piece of information has been classified for five years and is scheduled for declassification next fall. However, should the information be released in the fall, it would still pose the same threat to national security. How should the OCA responsible for classifying this information change the information's classification? - Extend the information's duration of classification What are the standard markings for classified information? - Banner markings, portion markings, and a classification authority block An OCA previously classified a recent government breakthrough in energy technology as Confidential. The military is developing a new weapons system that will use this technology, and it has been determined it will now cause greater damage to national security if the information is released. How should the OCA responsible for classifying the energy technology change the classification level? - Upgrade the energy technology classification A letter of transmittal is not a special type of material that may contain classified information. - False Only information that falls into at least one of the __________ categories listed in section 1.4 of Executive Order 13526 can be eligible to be classified. - Eight