United States Government Technical Specifications for Construction and Management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities Version 1.4 IC Tech Spec – for ICD/ICS 705 September 2017

This Intelligence Community (IC) Technical Specification, United States Government Technical Specifications for Construction and Management of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities Version 1.4 IC Tech Spec – for ICD/ICS 705 September 2017, sets forth the physical and technical security specifications and best practices for meeting standards of Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 705-1 (Physical and Technical Standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities). When the technical specifications herein are applied to new construction and renovations of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), they shall satisfy the standards outlined in ICS 705-1 to enable uniform and reciprocal use across all IC elements and to assure information sharing to the greatest extent possible. This document is the implementing specification for Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities), ICS 705-1, and ICS 705-2 (Standards for Accreditation and Reciprocal Use of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities. The specifications contained herein will facilitate the protection of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) against compromising emanations, inadvertent observation and disclosure by unauthorized persons, and the detection of unauthorized entry.