The United States Federal Government's Controlled Unclassified Information ("CUI") program completely transforms the way unclassified information is shared and handled by and with the government. The CUI program impacts not only federal employees, but also government contractors and others who interact with the federal government.
The CUI program is a transformational change for the government which involves fundamental rethinking of the way the government identifies and safeguards unclassified, but still sensitive, information. These same identification and handling requirements also extend to anyone to whom the government gives CUI, and even to those whom the government hires to create CUI.
As a federal employee or government contractor, you must understand at least the basics of the CUI program. Even if you think that you do not currently handle CUI.
CUI Fundamentals gives walks you through the basics of the CUI program. Written as a series of 100 questions and easy to understand answers, CUI Fundamentals answers questions such as:
What motivated the government to create the CUI program? What is the difference between classified information, CUI, and FCI? What is the difference between designating and marking information as CUI? Who is authorized to designate information as CUI? Who is authorized to mark information as CUI? How should government contractors handle legacy information? How should government contractors handle information they suspect to be CUI?
