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SF 312

Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement

Form SF 312, edition 12/2023. This is a document you normally see or sign.

What it is

The nondisclosure agreement signed before access to classified information begins. Its obligations continue after the job ends.

What you do

Sign it at indoctrination. Access does not start until it is signed.

Also called

SF-312, SF312, NDA, nondisclosure agreement.

Where this comes from

GSA — Standard Forms. GSA forms page gives form number SF312, revision 12/2023, and the cited authority. Authority: 32 CFR Part 2001.80 and Executive Order 13526.

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Stage: Access agreements and briefings · Applies to: Government-wide

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