Which entity determines when documents with SCI will be declassified?

Which entity determines when documents with SCI will be declassified?

• A. The Archivist
• B. The DoD
• C. The DNI
• D. The President

Answer: (C)

Sensitive Compartmented Information is controlled under a centralized policy for the Intelligence Community. The Director of National Intelligence oversees declassification policy for SCI and coordinates approvals with the original declassification authority within the originating agency. This centralized role is why the DNI is the responsible party for determining when documents containing SCI will be declassified. While the President could authorize declassification and individual agencies manage some declassification decisions for their materials, SCI declassification follows DNI guidance and processes. The Archivist and NARA handle archival declassification of public records, and DoD has its own procedures for its material, but not the overarching SCI declassification determinations.

Sensitive Compartmented Information is controlled under a centralized policy for the Intelligence Community. The Director of National Intelligence oversees declassification policy for SCI and coordinates approvals with the original declassification authority within the originating agency. This centralized role is why the DNI is the responsible party for determining when documents containing SCI will be declassified. While the President could authorize declassification and individual agencies manage some declassification decisions for their materials, SCI declassification follows DNI guidance and processes. The Archivist and NARA handle archival declassification of public records, and DoD has its own procedures for its material, but not the overarching SCI declassification determinations.