Unauthorized Disclosure IF130.16 (2025)
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1. Lucas works from home for a cleared defense contractor. He is traveling
to visit a friend and is planning to work remotely from his friend's house.
Rather than bringing his work laptop with him, he decides it is easier to email
several work-related documents to his own personal email account so that he
can access them from his friend's personal computer. One of the documents
Lucas emails to his personal email account and then accesses to complete
a task for work on his friend's personal computer is Controlled Unclassified
Information. What type of unauthorized disclosure has occured? (Select the
best answer): Spillage
2. Joseph has a group chat with his coworkers on a secure messaging app.
Occasionally, he shares what he believes are the Unclassified aspects of
information about the classified projects he's working on with his coworkers
via the messaging app. Confident that it is all Unclassified, he posts it with-
out reviewing the material with a subject matter expert. Does this count as
unauthorized disclosure? Why or why not? (Select the best answer): Yes; DOD
information not cleared for public release should not be discussed on messaging
apps not controlled by the DOD.
3. Bradley, a DOD employee, is working on a project that requires eligibility
and access to Top Secret information. While working on the project, he learns
about the lethality of a new weapons system and believes it is a substantial
risk to the public. What can he do to notify the public of the potential danger,
while avoiding unauthorized disclosure? (Select the best answer): Report the
issue to the DOD Inspector General through the whistleblower hotline.
4. Darren is in possession of printed Confidential information for a project.
Once he finishes the project, he needs to destroy the printed information. What
method should he use to destroy the document? (Select the best answer): -
Shred the document using equipment listed on an evaluated products list (EPL)
issued by National Security Agency (NSA).
5. Waylon works for a cleared DOD contractor. He is working with printed
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in an office that does not have
continuous monitoring. How can he ensure that he is protecting the CUI from
unauthorized disclosure? (Select all that apply): -Use a standard form SF 901
cover sheet when carrying it
-Maintain physical and visual control of the CUI
-Lock it in his desk when he leaves for the day
6. Derek is creating a document that contains Controlled Unclassified Infor-
mation (CUI). He includes the acronym CUI in the banner and has chosen not
to include portion markings. What else is required for this document to be
properly marked in accordance with DOD regulatory guidance? (Select all that
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-A properly marked Designation Indicator block
7. Eileen is a manager for a cleared DOD contractor. She receives a request
from a professor for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that she pos-
sesses so that he can complete independent research. In this case, can Eileen
provide the information? (Select the best answer): No; Eileen should ensure that
the professor has a lawful, government purpose.
8. Ray recently retired from the DOD after 25 years. He decides to write a book
about his time with the DOD. While writing the book, he is careful to ensure
that he does not include any information that is controlled or classified. He
sends a draft of his manuscript to a publisher. Did an unauthorized disclosure
occur in this situation? (Select the best answer): Maybe, Ray should have sent
the manuscript for a prepublication review before sending it to a publisher.
9. Jean is writing a manuscript for a memoir about her time with the DOD
now that she is retired. During her time with the DOD, she worked with a
variety of classified, Controlled Unclassified, and Unclassified information.
While writing the book, Jean replicates classified information that has been
released into the public domain. After finishing the draft of her book, she
sends it to her editor for review. Given this information, which categories of
misconceptions about unauthorized disclosure might Jean have? (Select all
that apply): -Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
-Public Domain
-Publishing
10. Mackenzie works for a cleared DOD contractor. She discovers that her
boss, Michael, is billing the DOD for additional hours that were not worked.
She shares this information with a journalist under the condition that she is
anonymous. She emails the journalist reports that contain Controlled Unclas-
sified Information (CUI) to demonstrate the extent of the fraud. Is Mackenzie
protected under the Whistleblower Protection Enforcement Act (WPEA)? Why
or why not? (Select the best answer): No; Mackenzie should have reported the
appropriate information to authorities, rather than a journalist.
11. Gil works for a DOD agency. He created a document that was originally des-
ignated as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Recently, the information
was determined to no longer require safeguarding. What should Gil do with
this document? (Select the best answer): Ensure the document is decontrolled
in accordance with DOD regulatory guidance.
12. Jack, a DOD employee, is writing an op-ed piece about an article that
contained declassified information regarding a communications system. In
the piece, he references the declassified information to discredit the article.
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1. Lucas works from home for a cleared defense contractor. He is traveling
to visit a friend and is planning to work remotely from his friend's house.
Rather than bringing his work laptop with him, he decides it is easier to email
several work-related documents to his own personal email account so that he
can access them from his friend's personal computer. One of the documents
Lucas emails to his personal email account and then accesses to complete
a task for work on his friend's personal computer is Controlled Unclassified
Information. What type of unauthorized disclosure has occured? (Select the
best answer): Spillage
2. Joseph has a group chat with his coworkers on a secure messaging app.
Occasionally, he shares what he believes are the Unclassified aspects of
information about the classified projects he's working on with his coworkers
via the messaging app. Confident that it is all Unclassified, he posts it with-
out reviewing the material with a subject matter expert. Does this count as
unauthorized disclosure? Why or why not? (Select the best answer): Yes; DOD
information not cleared for public release should not be discussed on messaging
apps not controlled by the DOD.
3. Bradley, a DOD employee, is working on a project that requires eligibility
and access to Top Secret information. While working on the project, he learns
about the lethality of a new weapons system and believes it is a substantial
risk to the public. What can he do to notify the public of the potential danger,
while avoiding unauthorized disclosure? (Select the best answer): Report the
issue to the DOD Inspector General through the whistleblower hotline.
4. Darren is in possession of printed Confidential information for a project.
Once he finishes the project, he needs to destroy the printed information. What
method should he use to destroy the document? (Select the best answer): -
Shred the document using equipment listed on an evaluated products list (EPL)
issued by National Security Agency (NSA).
5. Waylon works for a cleared DOD contractor. He is working with printed
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in an office that does not have
continuous monitoring. How can he ensure that he is protecting the CUI from
unauthorized disclosure? (Select all that apply): -Use a standard form SF 901
cover sheet when carrying it
-Maintain physical and visual control of the CUI
-Lock it in his desk when he leaves for the day
6. Derek is creating a document that contains Controlled Unclassified Infor-
mation (CUI). He includes the acronym CUI in the banner and has chosen not
to include portion markings. What else is required for this document to be
properly marked in accordance with DOD regulatory guidance? (Select all that
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-A properly marked Designation Indicator block
7. Eileen is a manager for a cleared DOD contractor. She receives a request
from a professor for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that she pos-
sesses so that he can complete independent research. In this case, can Eileen
provide the information? (Select the best answer): No; Eileen should ensure that
the professor has a lawful, government purpose.
8. Ray recently retired from the DOD after 25 years. He decides to write a book
about his time with the DOD. While writing the book, he is careful to ensure
that he does not include any information that is controlled or classified. He
sends a draft of his manuscript to a publisher. Did an unauthorized disclosure
occur in this situation? (Select the best answer): Maybe, Ray should have sent
the manuscript for a prepublication review before sending it to a publisher.
9. Jean is writing a manuscript for a memoir about her time with the DOD
now that she is retired. During her time with the DOD, she worked with a
variety of classified, Controlled Unclassified, and Unclassified information.
While writing the book, Jean replicates classified information that has been
released into the public domain. After finishing the draft of her book, she
sends it to her editor for review. Given this information, which categories of
misconceptions about unauthorized disclosure might Jean have? (Select all
that apply): -Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
-Public Domain
-Publishing
10. Mackenzie works for a cleared DOD contractor. She discovers that her
boss, Michael, is billing the DOD for additional hours that were not worked.
She shares this information with a journalist under the condition that she is
anonymous. She emails the journalist reports that contain Controlled Unclas-
sified Information (CUI) to demonstrate the extent of the fraud. Is Mackenzie
protected under the Whistleblower Protection Enforcement Act (WPEA)? Why
or why not? (Select the best answer): No; Mackenzie should have reported the
appropriate information to authorities, rather than a journalist.
11. Gil works for a DOD agency. He created a document that was originally des-
ignated as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Recently, the information
was determined to no longer require safeguarding. What should Gil do with
this document? (Select the best answer): Ensure the document is decontrolled
in accordance with DOD regulatory guidance.
12. Jack, a DOD employee, is writing an op-ed piece about an article that
contained declassified information regarding a communications system. In
the piece, he references the declassified information to discredit the article.
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