ARCHIVED – Annex 3-A: Designated organization screening requirements (protected information)

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A designated organization screening (DOS) allows organizations to get security screening for their personnel at the reliability status level, which is required when accessing protected information and assets.

Learn which personnel require security screening at the reliability status level to access the 3 levels of protected information and assets at each of the 3 types of designated organization screening (DOS).

Reliability status requirements for various activity types and for different security levels of protected information and assets
Protected Information Activity Is reliability status required for this position or the organization?
Key senior official (KSO) Company security officer (CSO) Employees Designation organisation screening (DOS)
Protected "A" Personnel assigned (PA) No Yes Yes Yes
Document safeguarding capability (DSC) No Yes Yes Yes
Production No Yes Yes Yes
Protected "B" Personnel assigned (PA) No Yes Yes Yes
Document safeguarding capability (DSC) No Yes Yes Yes
Production No Yes Yes Yes
Protected "C"Footnote 1 Personnel assigned (PA) No Yes Yes Yes
Document safeguarding capability (DSC) No Yes Yes Yes
Production No Yes Yes Yes

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