washingtonpost.com — The walls have quarter-inch metal shielding. The floors are either 8-inch-thick reinforced concrete or contain metal plates to thwart eavesdroppers. Vaultlike doors guard the entry. Copper foil is stuffed into the corners to prevent transmissions. Ventilation shafts have metal baffles or bars to stop any "Mission Impossible"-style intruders.
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techiemacMay 29, 2006
Yea but we all know Chuck Norris could get in there with a roundhouse kick
latanzeMay 29, 2006
There's no "Cone of Silence". Very disappointing when I started in this field.
jmuchrisfMay 29, 2006
no. it's all about need to know. if that size of a group needs to know, it's still worth their time to tell it once, and not over and over.
cadamMay 30, 2006
All depends on the SCIF and local procedures. Curious how YOU know...
Closed AccountMay 30, 2006
I second that one, I have a funny feeling that DSS heavilly frowns upon saying what you do at work or where you do it.
jcurranJun 28, 2006
There are SCIF's that you can nearly wander into by accident, and SCIF's that are very, very unreachable (i.e. SCIF experiences can very dramatically and still be true). SCIF predominantly implies RF/EMI shielding, and there are varying levels of physical security controls depending on mission and geographic location. The authoritative reference (until very recently) is: