Questions and answers: Marking

by Mark Riddle

Markings during phased implementation

  1. When can I start using the CUI markings and following the requirements of the CUI Program?

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Will the CUI Program cause an expansion of the use of Exemption 3 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?

The full implementation of CUI is unlikely to cause an expansion of the use of Exemption 3 statutes by agencies, and in fact is more likely to produce the opposite effect by prohibiting agencies from marking and controlling information unless a valid law, Federal regulation, or Government-wide policy authorizes it. The CUI Program, for the first time, establishes a clear distinction between a marking purporting to control Continue reading “Will the CUI Program cause an expansion of the use of Exemption 3 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?”

Questions and answers: CUI Program

1. What is the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program?

The CUI Program is a Government-wide program that standardizes the way the executive branch manages unclassified information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls required by law, Federal regulation, and Government-wide policy. This Program replaces existing agency programs like For Official Use Only (FOUO), Sensitive But Continue reading “Questions and answers: CUI Program”