---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 147.13"
title: "32"
number: "147.13"
heading: "Guideline K—Security violations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/147.13"
---

# §147.13. Guideline K—Security violations.

- (a) **The concern.** Noncompliance with security regulations raises doubt about an individual's trustworthiness, willingness, and ability to safeguard classified information.
- (b) **Conditions that could raise a security concern and may be disqualifying include.**
  - (1) Unauthorized disclosure of classified information;
  - (2) **Violations that are deliberate or multiple or due to negligence.**
- (c) **Conditions that could mitigate security concerns include actions that—**
  - (1) Were inadvertent;
  - (2) Were isolated or infrequent;
  - (3) Were due to improper or inadequate training;
  - (4) **Demonstrate a positive attitude towards the discharge of security responsibilities.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 12968 (60 FR 40245, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p 391).

### Source

Source: 63 FR 4573, Jan. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted.