32 CFR § 2400.27 - Storage of classification information.

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title: "32 CFR § 2400.27 - Storage of classification information."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "2400.27"
section_name: "Storage of classification information."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY"
part_number: "2400"
part_name: "REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12356; OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "E.O. 12356 and Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 10821, Mar. 15, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2400.27 Storage of classification information.

Whenever classified information is not under the personal control and observation of an authorized person, it will be guarded or stored in a locked security container approved for the storage and protection of the appropriate level of classified information as prescribed in § 2001.43 of Directive No. 1.