Security Asset Categorization

The Department possesses assets of the highest national security importance, which must be protected by safeguards and security systems that can successfully meet the Design Basis Threat (DBT) requirements. The categories of these assets include:

a. Nuclear explosives

b. SNM of improvised nuclear device (IND) concern

c. SNM of theft concern

d. Chemical, biological, radiological material, nuclear material, and select agents and toxins of public health and safety concern

e. National critical infrastructure

f. Critical program assets or facilities

g. Classified matter

h. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

i. Government property

j. Personnel