The National Classification Management Society (NCMS) was founded in 1964 by a group of government and industry security classification managers and administrators who recognized the
importance of establishing a society, national in scope, to advance the practice of Classification Management as a profession.
Today, the Society has almost 1,300 members in the United States and overseas including representatives from NATO countries. Within the U.S., members come from the Department of Energy, Department of
Defense, Department of State, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, General Accounting Office--virtually every Federal agency that
deals with classification--and from the civilian contractors who work with these agencies. As the Society has grown over the years, its focus has also expanded. NCMS now provides professional development
for its members in the field of classification management, information security, personnel security, computer security, operations security (OPSEC), facility security, and technology security.
In 2001, the 38th Board of Directors refined the Society's purpose and scope to better reflect the goals and objectives of the organization, as well as the changing role of the security professional. The
new purpose and scope reads as follows:
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Section 1 - Purpose
The purpose of the Society is to advance the practice of classification management in the disciplines of industrial security, information security, government designated unclassified information, and
intellectual property and to foster the highest qualities of security professionalism among its Members.
Section 2 - Scope
The Society shall (a) Develop and promote education and training of members in the application of requirements of industrial security in support of the security of the United States and its allies as
described in the National Industrial Security Program.
(b) Develop and promote education and training of members in the application of classification management principles, practices, procedures, and techniques in protecting government designated
unclassified information and intellectual property in all forms.
(c) Advance the professionalism of Members through a formal certification program recognized by government and industry.
(d) Advance its purpose by representation and participation on U.S. government and professional security councils, committees, boards and forums and through formal comment, proposal, petition,
and coordination.
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