10 CFR § 1016.25 - Storage, use, processing, transmission and destruction of classified information on computers, computer networks, electronic devices/media and mobile devices.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1016.25"
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title: "10 CFR § 1016.25 - Storage, use, processing, transmission and destruction of classified information on computers, computer networks, electronic devices/media and mobile devices."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1016.25"
section_name: "Storage, use, processing, transmission and destruction of classified information on computers, computer networks, electronic devices/media and mobile devices."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1016"
part_name: "SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA BY ACCESS PERMITTEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 161i of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 948 (42 U.S.C. 2201)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 36432, Aug. 10, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1016"
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# 1016.25 Storage, use, processing, transmission and destruction of classified information on computers, computer networks, electronic devices/media and mobile devices.

Storage, use, processing, and transmission of Restricted Data on computers, computer networks, electronic devices/media and mobile devices must be approved by DOE. DOE-approved methods must be used when destroying classified information that is in electronic format.

[82 FR 41508, Sept. 1, 2017]