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32 C.F.R. § 2001.60   General [5.4].

Title 32 - National Defense

Title 32: National Defense
PART 2001—CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Subpart E—Self-Inspections

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§ 2001.60   General [5.4].

(a) Purpose. This subpart sets standards for establishing and maintaining an ongoing agency self-inspection program, which shall include the periodic review and assessment of the agency's classified product. “Self-inspection” means the internal review and evaluation of individual agency activities and the agency as a whole with respect to the implementation of the program established under the Order.

(b) Applicability. These standards are binding on all executive branch agencies that create or handle classified information. Pursuant to Executive Order 12829, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) prescribes the security requirements, restrictions and safeguards applicable to industry, including the conduct of contractor self-inspections. The standards established in the NISPOM should be consistent with the standards prescribed in Executive Order 12958, as amended and this part.

(c) Responsibility. The senior agency official is responsible for the agency's self-inspection program. The senior agency official shall designate agency personnel to assist in carrying out this responsibility.

(d) Approach. The official(s) responsible for the program shall determine the means and methods for the conduct of self-inspections. These may include:

(1) A review of relevant security directives, guides and instructions;

(2) Interviews with producers and users of classified information;

(3) A review of access and control records and procedures; and

(4) A review of a sample of classified documents generated by agency activities.

(e) Frequency. The official(s) responsible for the program shall set the frequency of self-inspections on the basis of program needs and the degree of classification activity. Activities that generate significant amounts of classified information should conduct at least one document review per year.

(f) Reporting. The format for documenting findings shall be set by the official(s) responsible for the program.

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