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Foreign Disclosure/Release (FDR) Workflow glossary

Terms used in Foreign Disclosure/Release (FDR) Workflow and its documentation.

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Terms used in Foreign Disclosure/Release (FDR) Workflow and its documentation.

TermMeaning
Foreign Disclosure OfficerThe officer with delegated authority who decides a disclosure request.
Delegated authorityThe recipients and categories an officer is authorized to decide.
Release rulesThe recipient groups, categories and marking checks your office configures for the workflow to check against.
Marking checkA comparison of the recorded markings with the recipient and release rules, with each flag explained.
ConsultationA question to an originator, classification authority or reviewer, tracked in the request.
EscalationRouting a request to the disclosure authority when no officer's delegation covers it.
Sanitized versionA version of material prepared for release, kept with who prepared and approved it.
Conditions of releaseHandling conditions attached to a release, passed to the requester.
Disclosure logThe searchable record of every request, decision, basis and recipient.
PrecedentAn earlier decision on similar material and recipients, used for consistency.

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