US Classification System

Intro

This pages is a lexicon of the US Classification System and nothing More !

For reminder US Classification System is contain in all classifed information whether digital or hard copy, each document need to have be market with the approprieate markings.

On those docuement usually they have three parts separated by doble slashs :

Classification level // SCI or SAP compartment // Dissemination marking

Classification Levels

• TOP SECRET (TS, color code: orange)
• SECRET (S, color code : red)
• CONFIDENTIAL (C, color code: blue)

Gouvernement document which are not classifed can be marked as :

• CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFED INFORMATION (CUI, color code: purple)
• UNCLASSIFIED (U, color code: green)

Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)

• COMINT, replaced by Special Intelligence (SI)

• STELLARWIND (STLW, 2001-2009)
• UMBRA (TSU or TSC)
• ENDSEAL (EL, until 2016)
• TALENT KEYHOLE (TK)
• HUMINT Control System (HCS)
• KLONDIKE (KDK, 2011-2016)
• RESERVE (RSV, since 2005)
• BYEMAN (BYE or B, 1961-2005)
• KLAMATH (KLM)
• MARVEL (MVL)
• FOCAL POINT (FP)
• CREDIBLE WOLF (CW)
• AZURE BLUE (AB)
• Special Navy Control Program (SNCP)
• VERDANT (VER, defunct)
• MEDITATE (M, defunct)
• SPECTRE
• LOMA
• EARPOP
• ? (CRU)
• ? (BRU)
• ? (GG)

In a classification line this is shown like: TOP SECRET //SI

Multiple control systems are shown like: TOP SECRET//SI/TK

COMINT / Special Intelligence (SI)

Known COMINT/SI sub-control systems are:

• Very Restricted Knowledge (VRK, 1974-2003)
• Exceptionally Controlled Information (ECI, since 1999)
• GAMMA (G)
• DELTA (D, defunct)
• [undisclosed]
• ECRU (EU, since 2016)
• NONBOOK (NK, since 2016)

In a classification line this is shown like: TOP SECRET //SI-G

Multiple COMINT/SI compartments shown like: TOP SECRET//SI-VRK-G

Exceptionally Controlled Infromation (ECI)

Lists of ECI compartments form 2003 and 2013 disclosed :

• AMBULANT (AMB)
• APERIODIC
• AUNTIE
• ESCAPEE (ESC)
• PAINTEDEAGLE
• PAWLEYS
• PENDLETON
• PIEDMONT
• PICARESQUE (PIQ)
• PITCHFORD
• RAGTIME (RGT)
• REDHARVEST (RDV)
• WHIPGENIE (WPG).

In a classification line this is shown like : TOP SECRET//SI-ECI WPG

Multiple ECI compartments TOP SECRET//SI-ECI WPG-ECI RGT

GAMMA (G)

Former GAMMA compartments were:

• GABE
• GANT
• GART
• GILT
• GOAT
• GOUT
• GROL
• GUPY
• GYRO

In a classification line this is shown like: TOP SECRET//SI-G GOAT

Multiple G compartments: TOP SECRET//SI-G GOAT GOUT

STELLARWIND (STLW)

Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP)