Controlled unclassified information

• Pentagon planning new steps to shore up smaller suppliers’ cybersecurity

  Among the options the Pentagon is considering: Conducting its own assessments of whether subcontractors are meeting new requirements to comply with NIST.

  Defense

  January 30, 2019
• For vendors, DoD’s CUI requirements more than an exercise

  Scott Schlimmer, co-founder of Cybersaint Security, and Bill Brennan, senior director of cyber business enablement at Leidos, explain why contractors could risk losing their contracts if they don’t comply.

  Commentary

  July 04, 2018
• Mark Tanner: How contractors handle controlled, but unclassified, information

  The Obama administration was the source for a large number of new rules for federal contractors. One rule for defense, by executive order, requires special handling of controlled, but unclassified, information (CUI). Mark Tanner, president of security consulting company Arixmar, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain the rule in depth.

  Federal Drive

  February 24, 2017
• Classified vs. controlled unclassified information: what you should know

  Classified documents usually get all the attention, but a new rule is addressing the way controlled information is marked and disseminated in non-classified documents.

  All News

  November 08, 2016
• Ron Ross, FISMA Implementation Project Leader, NIST

  Non-federal organizations and contractors may have sensitive federal information on their computers, but there are no consistent rules on how to keep that information secure. The treatment of Controlled Unclassified Information is the focus of a new set of recommendations. Ron Ross is a National Institute of Standards and Technology fellow. He is the lead author of the new guide, and joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain more.

  Federal Drive

  November 24, 2014
• Despite Obama directive, agencies maintain ad-hoc approach to unclassified information

  Congressional report points to misuse of TSA's "sensitive security information" designation for unclassified agency data.

  Congress

  May 30, 2014
• Executive Order seeks to simplify document classification

  A newly-issued White House mandate provides new guidance for handling sensitive agency documents. Experts are giving it positive reviews so far. The new directive supersedes a similar order issued by the Bush administration, which critics say created a chaotic tangle of incompatible agency document classifications.

  Budget

  November 10, 2010
• Agencies use new label for safeguarded docs

  An executive order from President Obama orders agencies to use the label of \"Controlled Unclassified Information\" for documents that are safeguarded but not classified.

  Open Data/Transparency

  November 05, 2010
• Paul: Information Sharing Environment expanding

  Changes in technology, culture and conditions necessitate not only an update, but growth for the three-year old office.

  All News

  August 12, 2010
• Paul to lead new information sharing strategy effort

  The Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment says the three-year-old document needs to be updated and expanded. This effort is one of five priorities Kshmendra Paul shares in his exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, a month into his new role.

  Budget

  August 11, 2010