Background
In August 2022, DOE Order 471.7 was incorporated into Berkeley Lab's Prime Contract, requiring the Lab to establish a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program and document a policy for designating and handling information that qualifies as CUI. Based on this contract modification, a three year implementation plan was developed.
While Berkeley Lab is working towards attaining full compliance with this order by August 2025, Federal Government agencies have started to mark information and documents as CUI. There is now an immediate need for an interim solution that allows Berkeley Lab employees to receive and store files marked CUI.
To that end, the IT Policy group reviewed NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations, and has implemented the following interim solution, inline with 800-171 requirements. A crosswalk is included in Appendix A.
What to do if you receive CUI but do not have a CUI-Enabled account?
If you receive CUI and you do not have a CUI-enabled account, please delete the email and delete the email from the trash folder as well. If you downloaded any file on to your device, please delete the file and empty trash as well. In addition to these steps, please email [email protected] and let them know that you received file/s marked CUI and about the action you took.
What to do if you have an ongoing need to receive or store CUI?
We have developed an interim solution that allows Lab employees to apply for accounts configured to permit the receipt and storage of CUI. If you have a recurring need to receive CUI, you will need a CUI-enabled Gmail account. If you have a recurring need to retain or share CUI, you require a CUI-enabled shared drive.
If you have an urgent interim need to receive and store CUI, please see the following page, which requires authentication for more details:
Link to Intranet page with details
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