UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
AND CUI NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED/ GRADED A+
Stanley, a DOD employee, regularly plays poker with several
local journalists. During their most recent poker game, Stanley
hears the journalists talking about a story that they are
working on together regarding a Top Secret DOD program.
How should Stanley react in this case?
(Select all that apply) - ---Answers---Follow Component-
specific guidance.
Report the incident to his Security Manager.
Alessandra is a Security Officer for a DOD agency. She
receives a report of potential unauthorized disclosure from an
employee in her location. Following the reporting steps, what
should happen next? - ---Answers---Initiate an inquiry
Dirk, a security analyst for the National Security Agency (NSA),
was found to have provided information about a Top Secret
surveillance system to a journalist, believing the information
was dangerous to national security. What types of discipline
could he be subject to? - ---Answers---
Ray, who works in an office accessible by uncleared
personnel, has access to Top Secret information. For his
current project, he has to work with a printed copy of the
information. At the end of his duty day, Ray locks the document
, containing Top Secret information in his desk with a cover
sheet indicating that it is classified. What type of unauthorized
disclosure has occurred? - ---Answers---Improper
safeguarding
Joseph has a group chat with his coworkers on a secure
messaging app. Occasionally, he shares what he believes are
the Unclassified aspects of information about the classified
projects he's working on with his coworkers via the messaging
app. Confident that it is all Unclassified, he posts it without
reviewing the material with a subject matter expert. Does this
count as unauthorized disclosure? Why or why not? - ---
Answers---Yes; DOD information not cleared for public
release should not be discussed on messaging apps not
controlled by the DOD.
Mackenzie works for a cleared DOD contractor. She discovers
that her boss, Michael, is billing the DOD for additional hours
that were not worked. She shares this information with a
journalist under the condition that she is anonymous. She
emails the journalist reports that contain Controlled
Unclassified Information (CUI) to demonstrate the extent of the
fraud. Is Mackenzie protected under the Whistleblower
Protection Enforcement Act (WPEA)? Why or why not? - ---
Answers---No: Mackenzie should have reported the
appropriate information to authorities, rather than a journalist
Darren is an employee of a cleared DOD contractor. He
regularly works with Secret information. His Unclassified work
computer, on the Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router
(NIPR), sits right next to his classified work computer, on the
AND CUI NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED/ GRADED A+
Stanley, a DOD employee, regularly plays poker with several
local journalists. During their most recent poker game, Stanley
hears the journalists talking about a story that they are
working on together regarding a Top Secret DOD program.
How should Stanley react in this case?
(Select all that apply) - ---Answers---Follow Component-
specific guidance.
Report the incident to his Security Manager.
Alessandra is a Security Officer for a DOD agency. She
receives a report of potential unauthorized disclosure from an
employee in her location. Following the reporting steps, what
should happen next? - ---Answers---Initiate an inquiry
Dirk, a security analyst for the National Security Agency (NSA),
was found to have provided information about a Top Secret
surveillance system to a journalist, believing the information
was dangerous to national security. What types of discipline
could he be subject to? - ---Answers---
Ray, who works in an office accessible by uncleared
personnel, has access to Top Secret information. For his
current project, he has to work with a printed copy of the
information. At the end of his duty day, Ray locks the document
, containing Top Secret information in his desk with a cover
sheet indicating that it is classified. What type of unauthorized
disclosure has occurred? - ---Answers---Improper
safeguarding
Joseph has a group chat with his coworkers on a secure
messaging app. Occasionally, he shares what he believes are
the Unclassified aspects of information about the classified
projects he's working on with his coworkers via the messaging
app. Confident that it is all Unclassified, he posts it without
reviewing the material with a subject matter expert. Does this
count as unauthorized disclosure? Why or why not? - ---
Answers---Yes; DOD information not cleared for public
release should not be discussed on messaging apps not
controlled by the DOD.
Mackenzie works for a cleared DOD contractor. She discovers
that her boss, Michael, is billing the DOD for additional hours
that were not worked. She shares this information with a
journalist under the condition that she is anonymous. She
emails the journalist reports that contain Controlled
Unclassified Information (CUI) to demonstrate the extent of the
fraud. Is Mackenzie protected under the Whistleblower
Protection Enforcement Act (WPEA)? Why or why not? - ---
Answers---No: Mackenzie should have reported the
appropriate information to authorities, rather than a journalist
Darren is an employee of a cleared DOD contractor. He
regularly works with Secret information. His Unclassified work
computer, on the Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router
(NIPR), sits right next to his classified work computer, on the
