Derivative classification

The determination that particular classified information no longer requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security. Such determination shall be by specific action or automatically after the lapse of a requisite period of time or the occurrence of a specified event. If such determination is by specific action, the material shall be so marked with the new designation. The process of moving a resource into a lower classification level once its value no longer justifies the security protections provided by a higher level of classification.
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A label that is applied to a resource to indicate its sensitivity or value to an organization and therefore designate the level of security necessary to protect that resource. The determination that certain information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security, coupled with the designation of the level of classification Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential.
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An initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security, and a designation of the level of classification.
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Information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 12958 or any predecessor Order, or by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified status. Information that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 12958 or any predecessor order, or by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified status.
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The authorized removal of an assigned administrative control designation.
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