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SECNAVINST 5510.36B
DUSN
12 Jul 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5510.36B
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
Ref: See enclosure (1)
Encl: (1) References
(2) Responsibilities
(3) Department of the Navy Information Security Program
Overview
(4) Classification Management
(5) Alternative Compensatory Control Measures
(6) Violations of This Instruction
(7) Records Management
(8) Forms and Reports
1. Purpose. Per the authority in reference (a), this
instruction updates policy and responsibilities for Classified
National Security Information (CNSI) and Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) within an overarching Department of the Navy
(DON) Information Security Program (ISP), pursuant to references
(b) through (f); establishes uniform ISP policies and procedures
per references (b) through (f); complies with the intent of
references (b) and (d) to observe the democratic principles of
openness and the free flow of information, as well as to enforce
protective measures for safeguarding information critical to
national security; incorporates policies and procedures
established by other executive branch agencies and supplements
volumes 1 through 4 of reference (f), where needed. When
applying guidance of this instruction, the user must consult the
appropriate volume of reference (f) to ensure proper application
of DON and Department of Defense (DoD) ISP standards.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5510.36A, SECNAV M-5510.36, DUSN
(P) ltr 5510 Ser DUSN (P)/006 of 2 Feb 18, and DUSN (P) ltr 5510
Ser DUSN (P)/009 of 31 Aug 16.
3. Definitions. For DoD definitions for the Information,
Personnel, Physical, Special Access, and Industrial Security
