As the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump escalates on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are constantly looking at documents and interviewing key witnesses behind closed doors in a ...

The US government invests billions in building Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, or SCIFs (pronounced "skiff")— highly secure rooms designed to safeguard sensitive discussions and ...

When high-ranking U.S. officials meet to discuss national secrets, they’re almost always supposed to hole up in ultra-secure rooms known as SCIFs, or sensitive compartmented information ...

A sign on the door of the room said, ... The SCIF is designed to prevent electronic eavesdropping so members of Congress can receive sensitive information that is often classified.

Each SCIF has a personal security attendant ready to usher the member in, but staff without clearance are not allowed. "You have to check your electronics," said Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, a member ...

Bright red signs alert nonauthorized personnel at the entrance to the House SCIF, the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, located three levels beneath the Capitol, in Washington ...

Hegseth shouldn’t be using Signal, but the SCIF system is terrible The cumbersome, outmoded technology is a bad fit for the demands of national security work. April 29, 2025 ...

In a market where a SCIF is not likely to be reused, landlords may desire pushing the costs of removal and restoration of the SCIF back to the tenant. Long-Term Commitment vs. Early Termination.

Tyler Sinni, a Largo police officer, left, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sean Phelan, a 6th Security Forces flight chief, attempt to open a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility door at a ...

Fitzpatrick said, "Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever." This is exaggerated. SCIFs must be used when documents with the highest ...

A sensitive compartmented information facility is a secured place where sensitive information can be viewed and discussed without the risk of spying. It can be any size or any place, including a ...