Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended

Abstract

After two years of preparation, Executive Order 12958, prescribing security classification policy and procedure, was signed by President William Clinton in mid-April 1995. The order was prompted by changing security conditions in the aftermath of the end of the Cold War and a desire for more economical and effective management of classified information. The directive was modified in late March 2003 by Executive Order 13292, issued by President George W. Bush. Largely prescribed in a series of successive presidential executive orders issued over the past 50 years, security classification policy and procedure provide the rationale and arrangements for designating information officially secret for reasons of national security, and for its declassification as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2007
Accession Number
ADA468540

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People

  • Harold C. Relyea

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Human Systems

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  • Civilian Personnel
  • Classification
  • Classified Materials
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Executives
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Information Security
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • Security
  • United States

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