Welcome to DCSA’s Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) guidance page under Industrial Security. Our mission within Industrial Security is to assist cleared industry partners in understanding and implementing mandatory CUI safeguarding requirements. These requirements are associated with contracts within the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) as part of the larger Department of War's (DOW) CUI Program Implementation strategy.
Controlling unclassified information is a government-wide initiative directed by Executive Order 13556 that impacts more than 100 departments and agencies within the executive branch. Federal departments and agencies are required to develop and implement CUI programs. The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), under the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), issued 32 FCR Part 2002 for the executive branch and DOW further issued requirements for CUI implementation in DODI 5200.48.
DCSA’s roles and responsibilities
DOW Instruction 5200.48 assigned DCSA eight responsibilities related to CUI. These responsibilities include developing processes and procedures, engaging with government and industry stakeholders and supporting industry to develop, manage and comply with contractual CUI safeguarding requirements within contractor facilities. Our goal is to develop tools and resources that are intended to support cleared industry as they implement CUI safeguarding practices.
DCSA is not currently conducting contractor assessments related to CUI. However, industry should review existing contracts and engage with their respective government contracting activities to determine which, if any, CUI requirements are applicable to current contracts and the appropriate way forward.
What can Industry do now?
- Review your contract
- Become familiar with the requirements associated with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses contained within your contracts and any supplemental information protection guidance
- Familiarize yourselves with the DOW CUI registry resources that provide government approved CUI categories and organizational index groupings
DOW CUI Registry
- Continue to review existing contracts and engage with government customers to determine which, if any, CUI requirements are applicable to current contracts
- Discuss the results of these engagements with your DCSA industrial security representative
- Complete CUI training when required by law, regulation or government-wide policy
- Review CUI resources available on this page and training is available on the CDSE website
DOW CUI Registry
Questions
This page is routinely updated with news and information related to DCSA’s CUI responsibilities. DCSA is dedicated to providing up-to-date information, tools and resources to support the implementation of contractual safeguarding requirements of CUI within the NISP. DCSA CUI Program office for industry support is available at (571) 305-4878 and dcsa.quantico.ctp.mbx.eso-cui@mail.mil.