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NATO Security Briefing and Certificate

This is a document you normally see or sign.

What it is

The briefing given before access to NATO classified information, with a signed certificate acknowledging the responsibilities. There is no single government-wide form number; the certificate is locally produced.

What you do

Attend the briefing and sign the certificate. A matching debriefing certificate is signed when the access ends.

Also called

NATO briefing, NATO certificate, COSMIC, ATOMAL.

Where this comes from

32 CFR 117.19 (NISPOM) NISPOM requires employees to "sign a certificate stating that they have been briefed or debriefed" and sets retention periods.

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