Army Information Security Program
AR 380-5 governs how the Army classifies, marks, stores, transmits, and destroys classified information. It is the regulation behind end-of-day checks, safe custodian duties, and security incident reporting. Anyone holding a clearance or running a security container is accountable to it.
Open the official record- Type
- AR
- Edition verified
- March 2022
- Used in
- Staff & Admin
What to take from it
- Covers classification levels, marking requirements, and derivative classification responsibilities.
- Prescribes storage, transmission, and destruction standards for classified material.
- Requires reporting of security incidents and spillage through the security manager.
- Applies to every Soldier and Army civilian who handles classified information.
These points are our summary, written for recall. They are not a substitute for the publication and they will not cover everything a board can ask. Read the source.
Board questions from this publication
What are the three levels of classification and the damage standard for each?
Top Secret, where unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security. Secret, where it could be expected to cause serious damage. Confidential, where it could be expected to cause damage.
AR 380-5, Army Information Security Program; Executive Order 13526
What three conditions must be met before a person may be given access to classified information?
The person must hold an eligibility determination at or above the level of the information, must have a valid need to know it to do their job, and must have signed a classified information nondisclosure agreement, the SF 312. A clearance by itself is not authority to see everything at that level.
AR 380-5, Army Information Security Program