>>I believe when the DoD talks about "Classified" documents, that means
national security, read-it-and-we-have-to-kill-you level documents, not
your run-of-the-mill sensitive personal information.<<

DOD may be talking about that type of information, but plenty of other
governmental units (federal/state/local) have requirements to retain
highly sensitive data.   Don't retain IRS data properly and you can lose
access to tax information necessary to collect state taxes, administer
child support and provide unemployment.  Unauthorized release of
informant information can cost the informants their life.  Inadvertent
release of case information can compromise investigations and law
enforcement.  

And the classification of information can be critical to the corporate
life. Failure to adequately protect sensitive customer data from
unauthorized external or internal access will increasingly lead to the
demise of organizations.  Fines and other penalties will make the
organizations unprofitable.  Required licenses will be withheld and
customers will go elsewhere.  Industry groups will refuse to provide the
information and services you need to stay in business. 

Outside of the risk of being out of compliance, think of how important
secrecy is to such tasks as bid preparation and acquisition activities.
Things like the formula for Coke and other intellectual property are the
very lifeblood of organizations.  The value of protecting such
information can be seen in the recent 8 year prison sentence recently
handed down in the Coke intellectual property case.

Allowing access on a need to know basis is a requirement for many
organizations, inside and outside of government.  Not having access to
the functionality required by Chapter 4, significantly restricts its use
within an organization.  And as privacy and security become increasingly
regulated, Chapter 4 functionality will be even more important in the
future.

Bill R

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