The next scheduled webinar will be 15 May 2018 (1-3 EDT). All subscribers to the CUI Blog will receive links and call-in information to access the webinar prior to the event.
Month: February 2018
Slides from CUI Briefing to Stakeholders on 2/15/2018
We had great attendance in our webinar yesterday with some great participation in the Q&A period. Thank you to all those who attended. The following topics were covered during the webinar:
A brief overview of the CUI program;
A summary of the upcoming changes to the CUI Registry;
An update on agency implementation efforts;
A review of all existing notices, policies, training and resources currently available from the CUI Registry;
The status and plans for a CUI Federal Acquisition Regulation Rule; and
Time for Questions and Answers.
Please see the slides attached: Feb 15, 2018 Webex
Q&As from the webinar will be posted soon.
Archivist David S. Ferriero Introduces CUI Video
The Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero, introduces a new CUI video on YouTube, which stresses the critical importance of sharing and protecting CUI.
Addressed to the wide community involved in handling and protecting CUI, the CUI video runs about 12 minutes, and presents discussions on the following topics:
- The definition of CUI, and the distinctions between types of information provided in the CUI Registry;
- The principles of access and sharing as they apply to lawful government purpose and limited dissemination control markings;
- Marking requirements overall, and for email, packages and standard mail;
- Controlled environments, both physical and electronic;
- The reproduction of CUI;
- FAXing CUI;
- Reporting incidents;
- The destruction of CUI; and
- The acceptable indicators for the decontrol of CUI.
In the video, Mr. Ferriero acknowledges the implementation of CUI concepts and tools “as an art practiced by civil servants in every department and agency, and their non-federal partners, working on behalf of the American people.”
The video is available for download from the ISOO website and may be used to support and supplement training and awareness efforts.
CUI Program update to stakeholders
The next scheduled webinar will be February 15, 2018 (1-3 EDT). All subscribers to the CUI Blog will receive links and call-in information to access the webinar prior to the event. The webinar will include:
- A brief overview of the CUI program;
- A summary of the upcoming changes to the CUI Registry;
- An update on agency implementation efforts;
- A review of all existing notices, policies, training and resources currently available;
- from the CUI Registry;
- The status and plans for a CUI Federal Acquisition Regulation Rule; and
- Time for Questions and Answers.
ISOO Issues First CUI Notices of 2018
On January 24, 2018, ISOO issued two CUI Notices, one with recommendations for CUI Basic Training, and another regarding the agreements required for sharing CUI between Executive Branch entities and their non-Executive Branch partners.
The Notice on CUI Basic Training (CUI Notice 2018-02) recommends common learning objectives and curriculum design content, training delivery methods, and testing objectives, for Executive Branch entities to incorporate in their required basic-training courses on CUI. The Notice presents these recommendations in the form of a table based on the first three levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, a classification benchmark for learning objectives that is widely accepted by training professionals.
The Notice on Agreements (CUI Notice 2018-01) provides guidance and recommendations on how information-sharing agreements between Executive Branch entities and their non-Executive Branch partners must convey CUI Program requirements. The Notice excludes reference to guidance for information-sharing with foreign entities.
The Notice explains that as Executive Branch entities implement their own CUI policies, they must negotiate modifications to existing agreements in compliance with the CUI Program. When feasible, Executive Branch entities should enter into written agreements that include explicit CUI requirements.
Such agreements must require non-Executive Branch partners to handle CUI in accord with the CUI Program, subject to applicable penalties, while also stipulating that non-Executive Branch partners must follow methods approved by the Executive Branch entity in reporting any non-compliance with CUI requirements.
As a best practice, the Notice recommends that agreements between Executive Branch entities and their non-Executive Branch partners: 1) identify categories of CUI and specific handling, safeguarding, or dissemination requirements for CUI shared under the agreement; 2) state where the terms of the agreement will be performed; and, 3) indicate specific technical requirements for protecting the CUI, as well as whether a federal or non-federal information system will be used to process, store or transmit it.