(September 29, 2019 at 12:25 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(September 29, 2019 at 11:40 am)onlinebiker Wrote: I don't think so.
Here's why - any unit or agency that handles classified material has storage on site that limits the class of material they can have.
Example - if security is low - they may only be able to receive and store only up to material rated confidential- the lowest rating.
If security is high enough - they will be able recieve and store up to Top Secret - the highest. (Codeword classification is different from security classification and may require higher levels of security)
If you are at a facility that has Top Secret capability -- ALL materials will be stored in this area - including any lower classified material or information - or even unclassified items that are needed in that area. It is totally permissible to store lower classification things in an area cleared for higher classified material. But not the other way around.
As the White House has TS facilities - anything classified - down to Confidential - would be stored in a common area. They simply don't have segregated storage for classified material.
Of course I an extrapolating for digital data - which didn't exist as such when I held my clearance. But I'm sure it applies the same as how data on paper is stored.
Then why was it moved?
Boru
Dunno. Frequently the press gets such things wrong.
It might have originally ( and probably was) classified as FOUO. ( for official use only) and then upgraded to a secure classification. FOUO isn't required to be kept in a secure location (such as a safe) - it just means you are not allowed to diseminate the information.
If this was the case it could be kept in any unsecure storage. An unlocked file cabinet for instance.
When it got classified - it would need to be moved to a secure location - such as a locked safe. I doubt they have separate storage facilities - physical or electronic - for Confidential, Secret or Top Secret information. All would be kept in the same place. That's how it was always done years back.
Again - I am extrapolating from what I know from the paper era.