Executive Office of the President - Procedures for Acquiring Access to and Safeguarding Intelligence Information
Abstract
This report responds to a request of November 6, 1997, asking the General Accounting Office (GAO) to determine whether the Executive Office of the President (EOP) has established procedures for (1) acquiring personnel access to classified intelligence information, specifically Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and (2) safeguarding such information. It was requested that GAO's review include the following offices for which the EOP Security Office provides security support: White House Office, Office of Policy Development, Office of the Vice President, National Security Council, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Office of Administration. SCI refers to classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes requiring exclusive handling within formal access control systems established by the Director of Central Intelligence. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is responsible for ajudicating and granting all EOP requests for sci access. According to the EOP Security Office, between January 1993 and May 1998, the CIA granted about 840 EOP employees access to SCI.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA354415
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office