No person may be given access to classified information unless that person has been determined to be trustworthy and unless access is essential to the accomplishment of lawful and authorized Government purposes.
authority: E.O. 12958, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp. p. 333
source: 47 FR 57284, Dec. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 601.8