Is it permissible to discuss SCI outside your SCIF as long as you are speaking with a SCIF co-worker?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not allowed
• D. Only with a SCIF supervisor

Answer: (B)

Discussions of SCI must occur only inside a SCIF or another approved secure location. The presence of a coworker who also has SCI access does not make it permissible to talk about SCI outside a SCIF—the surrounding area isn’t guaranteed to be secure, and conversations could be overheard or captured. SCIFs provide the necessary physical and procedural safeguards, like controlled access, sound containment, and monitoring, to prevent accidental disclosure. If you need to discuss SCI, you should move to a SCIF or use approved secure communications in a designated secure space. So, this is not allowed outside the SCIF.