NATO Security Briefing and Certificate
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.
Where this sits
Stage: Access agreements and briefings · Applies to: Defense and contractor
Other documents at this stage
- Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement · SF 312
- Financial Disclosure Report · SF 714
- Cryptographic Access Certification and Termination · SD 572
- CNWDI Briefing and Security Briefing Certificate
- Security Termination Statement · NRC Form 136; DOE F 5631.29; DA Form 2962
- Human Reliability Program Certification · DOE F 470.3
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