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GAO-08-232R 1 (2007-11-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavrs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Sai Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 30, 2007 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Chairman The Honorable Thad Cochran Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable David Price Chairman The Honorable Harold Rogers Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Transportation Security Administration's Processes for Designating and Releasing Sensitive Security Information Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, federal agencies have faced the challenge of protecting sensitive information from terrorists and others without a need to know while sharing this information with parties who are determined to have such a need. One form of protection involves identifying and marking such information sensitive but unclassified- information that is generally restricted from public disclosure but not designated as classified national security information. As part of post-September 11 efforts to better share information critical to homeland protection, sensitive but unclassified information has undergone scrutiny by Congress and GAO. In March 2006, we reported results from our survey of 26 federal agencies, from which we found that most of the agencies lacked policies and procedures for designating and releasing sensitive but unclassified information. As a result, we recommended governmentwide implementation of (1) guidance for determining what information should be protected with sensitive but unclassified designations, (2) provisions for training on making designations and for controlling and sharing information with other entities, and (3) a review process to determine how well the program is working.' 'GAO, Information Sharing: The Federal Government Needs to Establish Policies and Processes for Sharing Terrorism-related and Sensitive but Unclassified Information, GAO.-06-85 (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 17, 2006). GAO-08-232R Transportation Security Administration

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