Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) - Employee Education and Training

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32159	IS-16.02.01	SV-42476r2_rule	PRTN-1	Medium

Description
Failure to handle CUI in an approved manner can result in the loss or compromise of sensitive information.

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-40677r2_chk )
General Policy Guidance: At a minimum, DoD civilians, military members and on-site support contractors with access to CUI shall receive both initial and annual refresher training that reinforces the policies, principles, and procedures covered in CUI policy. Refresher training shall also address the threat and the techniques foreign intelligence activities use while attempting to obtain controlled unclassified DoD information and advise personnel of penalties for unauthorized disclosures. The importance of unclassified information, its potential sensitivity, and the requirement to have all information reviewed and approved for release prior to public disclosure or Web posting shall be reiterated. Refresher training shall also address relevant changes in CUI policy or procedures and issues or concerns identified during DoD Component oversight reviews. Checks: Check #1. Reviewers must check for an initial orientation on handling of CUI during new employee inprocessing Check #2. Check that Annual Refresher training includes the topic of CUI as provided in the general policy guidance. Check a sample number of individual training records and Annual Training briefing slides/materials for evidence of CUI training. Lack of either intitial orientation or refresher training or both is a finding. TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: The check is applicable for fixed (established) tactical processing environments where training and associated documentation should be in place. Not applicable to a field/mobile environment.

Check Text ( C-40677r2_chk )

General Policy Guidance: At a minimum, DoD civilians, military members and on-site support contractors with access to CUI shall receive both initial and annual refresher training that reinforces the policies, principles, and procedures covered in CUI policy. Refresher training shall also address the threat and the techniques foreign intelligence activities use while attempting to obtain controlled unclassified DoD information and advise personnel of penalties for unauthorized disclosures. The importance of unclassified information, its potential sensitivity, and the requirement to have all information reviewed and approved for release prior to public disclosure or Web posting shall be reiterated. Refresher training shall also address relevant changes in CUI policy or procedures and issues or concerns identified during DoD Component oversight reviews.

Checks:

Check #1. Reviewers must check for an initial orientation on handling of CUI during new employee inprocessing

Check #2. Check that Annual Refresher training includes the topic of CUI as provided in the general policy guidance. Check a sample number of individual training records and Annual Training briefing slides/materials for evidence of CUI training.

Lack of either intitial orientation or refresher training or both is a finding.

TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT: The check is applicable for fixed (established) tactical processing environments where training and associated documentation should be in place. Not applicable to a field/mobile environment.

Fix Text (F-36088r1_fix)
General Policy Guidance: At a minimum, DoD civilians, military members and on-site support contractors with access to CUI shall receive both initial and annual refresher training that reinforces the policies, principles, and procedures covered in CUI policy. Refresher training shall also address the threat and the techniques foreign intelligence activities use while attempting to obtain controlled unclassified DoD information and advise personnel of penalties for unauthorized disclosures. The importance of unclassified information, its potential sensitivity, and the requirement to have all information reviewed and approved for release prior to public disclosure or Web posting shall be reiterated. Refresher training shall also address relevant changes in CUI policy or procedures and issues or concerns identified during DoD Component oversight reviews. Fix: Ensure an initial orientation on handling of CUI is included during new employee inprocessing and that Annual Refresher training includes the topic of CUI as provided in the general policy guidance. Ensure that all initial and refresher training is documented.

Fix Text (F-36088r1_fix)

General Policy Guidance: At a minimum, DoD civilians, military members and on-site support contractors with access to CUI shall receive both initial and annual refresher training that reinforces the policies, principles, and procedures covered in CUI policy. Refresher training shall also address the threat and the techniques foreign intelligence activities use while attempting to obtain controlled unclassified DoD information and advise personnel of penalties for unauthorized disclosures. The importance of unclassified information, its potential sensitivity, and the requirement to have all information reviewed and approved for release prior to public disclosure or Web posting shall be reiterated. Refresher training shall also address relevant changes in CUI policy or procedures and issues or concerns identified during DoD Component oversight reviews.

Fix:
Ensure an initial orientation on handling of CUI is included during new employee inprocessing and that Annual Refresher training includes the topic of CUI as provided in the general policy guidance. Ensure that all initial and refresher training is documented.