Named Entity Recognition Grammars Package 26.3
Named Entity Recognition Grammars User Guide

# us_dod_markings grammar

The us_dod_markings grammar is found in the set GOV.

entity | description | examples | components | checksum
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
document_markings/us_dod/banner_line/nocontext/us | Banner lines in US DoD (Department of Defense) documents. These banner lines appear in the header and footer of every page in the document.1 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | //COSMIC TOP SECRET //JOINT SECRET CAN GBR USA SECRET//ACCM-FICTITIOUS EFFORT/TEA LEAF SECRET//FGI SECRET//RD-SIGMA 1 2 TOP SECRET//SI/TK//RELIDO TOP SECRET//SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED-BUTTERED POPCORN | ✔️ | ❌
document_markings/us_dod/classification_authority_block/classified_by_header/nocontext/us | The 'Classified by' header in the classification authority block in US DoD documents.2 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | Classified By: | ❌ | ❌
document_markings/us_dod/classification_authority_block/declassify/nocontext/us | The 'Declassify on' directive in the classification authority block in US DoD documents.3 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | Declassify On: 25X 20320109 | ❌ | ❌
document_markings/us_dod/classification_authority_block/derived_from_header/nocontext/us | The 'Derived from' header in the classification authority block in US DoD documents.4 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | Derived From: | ❌ | ❌
document_markings/us_dod/classification_authority_block/downgrade/nocontext/us | The 'Downgrade to' directive in the classification authority block in US DoD documents.5 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | Downgrade To: CONFIDENTIAL on 20121231 | ❌ | ❌
document_markings/us_dod/classification_authority_block/reason/nocontext/us | The 'Reason' directive in the classification authority block in US DoD documents.6 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | Reason: 1.4(a)(b)(c) | ❌ | ❌
document_markings/us_dod/portion_marking/nocontext/us | Portion markings in US DoD documents. Portion markings are used to mark individual sentence, sections and paragraphs.7 To ensure that the entities in this grammar perform correctly, set your TangibleCharacters configuration to include the following characters: /()[]. For more information, see Configure Tangible Characters. | (//JOINT S GBR USA//REL) (//NS-A) (S//ACCM-PINE CONE/TEA LEAF) (S//RD-SG 12) (S//REL TO USA, GBR/DISPLAY ONLY AFG) (TS//SAR-TB//WAIVED) (TS//SI-G//OC/NF) | ✔️ | ❌

The following components are produced by the above entities.

components | description | examples | context
--- | --- | --- | ---
ATOMIC_ENERGY_PROGRAM | Atomic Energy Program marking level | RD-SIGMA 1 2 | SECRET//RD-SIGMA 1 2
CLASSIFICATION |  | TOP SECRET | TOP SECRET//SI/TK//RELIDO
DISSEMINATION | dissemination target in a dissemination list | RELIDO | TOP SECRET//SI/TK//RELIDO
FGI_DISSEMINATION | FGI (foreign government information) dissemination marking | FGI | SECRET//FGI
FOREIGN_CLASSIFICATION | foreign country classification | SECRET CAN GBR USA | //JOINT SECRET CAN GBR USA
NATO_DISSEMINATION | NATO dissemination marking | COSMIC TOP SECRET | //COSMIC TOP SECRET
OTHER_DISSEMINATION | otherwise unclassified dissemination marking | ACCM-FICTITIOUS EFFORT/TEA LEAF | SECRET//ACCM-FICTITIOUS EFFORT/TEA LEAF
SCI_CONTROL_SYSTEM | SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Information) security marking | SI/TK | TOP SECRET//SI/TK//RELIDO
SPECIAL_ACCESS_PROGRAM | Special Access Program security marking | SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED-BUTTERED POPCORN | TOP SECRET//SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED-BUTTERED POPCORN

In the tables, ✔️ indicates that the item is always used, and ❌ that the item is never used. The ✓ symbol indicates that the item is only used for some entities (that is, for some but not all countries or languages). For details, refer to the relevant entity page.

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Topic Title: us_dod_markings grammar