Federal prosecutors are taking steps to protect classified information in the event a case against a former Missile Defense Agency contractor moves forward.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama has nominated seven Justice Department employees with appropriate security clearances to serve as Classified Information Security Officers in the case of Ewa Maria Ciszak of Huntsville, according to court documents filed last week.

Ciszak, a former civilian employee of the MDA, was arrested in late June and charged with unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents.

According to a federal complaint filed by the FBI, Ciszak knowingly removed classified documents or materials from her workplace between February and June with the intent to keep them in an unauthorized location. She was released after posting $25,000 bond in Savannah, Ga., where she was arrested, AL.com reported.

“Based on the nature of Defendant’s alleged crime, the government anticipates that it will need to disclose classified information to the Court and defense counsel during this case,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Henry Cornelius wrote in the new motion, which was unopposed by Ciszak’s counsel.

A Classified Information Security Officer is responsible for the security of classified information in the court’s custody and for assisting with appropriate security clearances for court staff and defense counsel, according to court documents.

The court agreed this month to slow proceedings due to the complexity of the allegations against Ciszak, as well as to give the parties time to consider a plea agreement. The case is scheduled to be presented to a grand jury no sooner than Sept. 18.