Controlled Unclassified Information program

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The Controlled Unclassified Information program is a U.S. federal initiative that standardizes how sensitive but unclassified information is marked, handled, and protected across government agencies and their partners.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Controlled Unclassified Information 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal information security program
information handling framework
administeredBy Information Security Oversight Office
National Archives and Records Administration
aimsTo create a uniform government-wide CUI policy
reduce over-control and under-control of sensitive information
appliesTo U.S. federal agencies
surface form: U.S. federal executive branch agencies

federal contractors
federal grant recipients
other authorized non-federal partners
basedOn Executive Order 13556
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines CUI categories
CUI decontrol procedures
CUI dissemination controls
CUI marking requirements
CUI safeguarding requirements
governedBy 32 CFR Part 2002
hasAbbreviation CUI program
implementedThrough CUI Registry
agency CUI policies
involves controlling dissemination of CUI
marking CUI on documents and media
safeguarding CUI in information systems
safeguarding CUI in physical environments
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: U.S. Federal Government
monitoredBy Information Security Oversight Office
objective ensure adequate protection of sensitive but unclassified information
improve information sharing across agencies and partners
reduce inconsistent agency-specific control markings
regulates Controlled Unclassified Information
relatedTo Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
surface form: Federal Information Security Modernization Act

National Industrial Security Program
replaced For Official Use Only markings in many contexts
agency-specific sensitive but unclassified markings
requires formal designation of CUI by authorized holders
review and decontrol of CUI when protection is no longer required
training for personnel handling CUI
requiresComplianceWith NIST SP 800-171 for non-federal systems handling CUI
scopeExcludes classified national security information
publicly releasable information
standardizes handling of sensitive but unclassified information
marking of sensitive but unclassified information
protection of sensitive but unclassified information
usesMarking CUI banner markings
CUI category markings
CUI designation indicators

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Executive Order 13556 establishes Controlled Unclassified Information program
Information Security Oversight Office oversees Controlled Unclassified Information program
Executive Order 13556 title Controlled Unclassified Information program
this entity surface form: Controlled Unclassified Information