Claim · G-045
David Grusch: Claims that nothing is classified above top secret, since the classification levels are those established by Executive Order 13526.
David Grusch · Jul 26, 2023 · House hearing, Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs (Hearing)
Under oath Based on documents Funding, secrecy, Congress
Verified
It is consistent with Executive Order 13526, which in section 1.2 provides for only three classification levels.
- Original words
It is a misnomer that there is anything actually above top secret.
- In support
- Executive Order 13526 (2009), section 1.2, establishes that information may be classified at only one of three levels: Top Secret, Secret and Confidential.
Sources
- Official transcript of the July 26, 2023 hearing in the House of Representatives (GovInfo, CHRG-118hhrg53022) (primary source)
- Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information (December 29, 2009), sec. 1.2 (text on archives.gov) (primary source)
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