Executive Orders
There are three Executive Orders that provide the legal
requirement for security education:
Executive
Order 13526:
Mandates that every person who receives a favorable
determination of eligibility for access receive training on the
proper safeguarding of classified information and the sanctions
imposed on those who fail to appropriately protect such
information Authorizes the Director of the Information Security
Office, under the direction of the Archivist and in consultation
with the Assistance to the President for National Security
Affairs, to establish standards for agency security education
and training programs
Lays out the requirement for agency heads to designate senior
agency officials to establish and maintain these programs
Executive
Order 12968, Access to Classified Information
Requires that agency heads educate employees about their
individual responsibilities for handling classified information
and inform them about issues that may affect their eligibility
for access to classified information
The Department of Defense has implemented these requirements in
two regulations: DoD 5200.1-R, the Information Security Program,
and DoD 5200.2-R, the Personnel Security Program
Executive
Order 12829 Mandates special requirements for
contractors as laid out in DoD 5220.22-M, the National
Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, or NISPOM
DoD Requirements
DoD
5200.1-R, the Information Security Program
Mandates security training for individuals with access to
classified information