27-December-2006, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by trinitree88
I believe "Q" is above Top Secret. Even the President of the United States does not have access to "Q" level data, as he does not have a need to know.....kind of a spoof on James Bond's "Q" It is difficult to work with Q level people unless you, too, have been cleared. Pete.  |
I've never come across it myself, but it would appear that a Q clearance relates to nuclear material, and is the DoE equivalent of TS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_clearance
http://labs.ucop.edu/internet/securi...20Briefing.doc
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO/T-RCED-89-14
http://www.boulder.nist.gov/security/Q&L.instr.htm
etc
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