Designation Under Executive Order 12958
Headline: Designates Science and Technology Policy Director to Classify Top Secret Information
What it does: The order authorizes the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to classify information originally as Top Secret.
- Authorizes the Science and Technology Policy Director to classify information as Top Secret.
- Allows delegation of that authority only under section 1.3(c) of Executive Order 12958.
- Requires publication of this designation in the Federal Register.
Summary
This order gives the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy the authority to classify information originally as "Top Secret."
It says any delegation of that authority must follow section 1.3(c) of Executive Order 12958, as amended, and it orders publication in the Federal Register.
It matters because it names who can officially mark certain national security information as Top Secret and makes that designation part of the public record.
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