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TS (top secret )
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
"Does possessing a Top Secret security clearance mean you have a TS/SCI security clearance?”
The answer is No.
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
"Does possessing a Top Secret security clearance mean you have a TS/SCI security clearance?”
The answer is No.
As the definition of SCI states, there is a requirement that the individual has a need to obtain the information and is read into the program. It is possible to undergo the Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) required to access Top Secret information without being read into an SCI program. SCI access can also be granted at the Secret level as well.
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) is a subset of classified national intelligence. SCI is a type of United States classified information concerning or derived from sensitive intelligence sources, methods or analytical processes. All SCI must be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence. Although some sources refer to SCI control systems as special access programs (SAPs), the intelligence community itself considers SCI and SAPs distinct kinds of controlled access programs. SCI is not a classification. SCI clearance has been called "above Top Secret”, but information at any classification level may exist within an SCI control system. When "de-compartmented," this information is treated no differently than collateral (Confidential/Secret/Top Secret) information at the same classification level.
Sensitive Compartmented Information - Special Access Programs
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)
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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):
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Definition(s):
An area, room, group of rooms, buildings, or installation certified and accredited as meeting Director of National Intelligence security standards for the processing, storage, and/or discussion of sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from ICS 700-1
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