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From: ugthomps@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Gregory Thompson)
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Subject: Re: The Thought Police
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Date: 23 Mar 89 23:26:41 GMT
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In article <95166@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> macs@sun.UUCP (Manuel Cisneros) writes:
>In article <4806@cs.Buffalo.EDU> ugthomps@sunybcs.UUCP (Gregory Thompson) writes:
>>Even those of us who have security clearances occasionally need refreshers.
>
>I would think that there is a mechanism whereby those given security clearances
>are "refreshed" by the issuer of the clearance.  Besides, I still think that
>those who do have the clearance are responsible/mature enough to know what they
>are doing, otherwise how else would they have gotten the clearance in the first
>place?
>
>Manuel.

Manuel,  You seem to be making an assumption here that simply because these
people who do have the clearances are mature and responsible that they don't
need training in the development and implementation of security.  The military
does not assume common sense prevails.  People are trained in security measures.

The issuer of the clearance is the military, and they do refresh.  However,
if I saw someone who was obviously leaking information I wouldn't just wait
for the next refresher course to catch it.  I would tactfully take care of
the situation immediately. 

Security reviews are a necessary part of the military.  Someone reminding
us on the network of our duties with relation to security (for those of
us who have access) is, by my viewpoint at least, not out of line.

                     - G