Declassification Changes

With the implementation of the National Industrial Security Procedure Operating manual came many new changes; one of those changes was the elimination of the declassification identification OADR.  The NISPOM requires an attempt to set a date or event within 10 years but recognizes a need for exemptions from the 10 year rule.  When exempt from the 10 year rule, maximum classified lifespan of 25 years is allowed.

10 year rule exemptions are as follows:

X-1 = Reveal an intelligence source, method, or activity, or a cryptologic system or activity.

X-2 = Reveal information that would assist in the development or use of weapons of mass destruction.

X-3 = Reveal information that would impact the development or use of technology within a United States weapons system.

X-4 = Reveal United States military plans or national security emergency preparedness plans.

X-5 = Reveal foreign government information.

X-6 = Damage relations between the United States and a foreign government, reveal a confidential source, or seriously undermine diplomatic activities that are reasonably expected to be ongoing for a period longer than 10 years.

X-7 = Impair the ability of responsible United States government officials to protect the President, the Vice President, and other individuals for who protection services, in the interest of national security, are authorized.

X-8 = Violate a statute, treaty, or international agreement.