= Controlled Unclassified Information = '''Controlled Unclassified Information''' ('''CUI''') is a category of [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/ClassifiedInformation|unclassified]] information overseen by the [[UnitedStates/NationalArchivesAndRecordsAdministration|National Archives and Records Administration]]. <> ---- == Definition == CUI exists within the paradigm of [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/ClassifiedInformation|classification]] for government-generated information. It specifically refers to information that is not eligible for classification. Access is contingent on a lawful government purpose; a need-to-know is generally not required, although laws can carve out specific requirements. If someone who does not meet those criteria accesses the information, there is an '''unauthorized disclosure''' ('''UD'''). CUI generally includes all of [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/PersonallyIdentifiableInformation|PII]], [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/ProtectedHealthInformation|PHI]], and [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/ControlledTechnicalInformation|CTI]]. Certain agencies or departments have specific guidance for unclassified information; examples include limited distribution or additional protections. This is the distinction between '''CUI Basic''' and '''CUI Specified'''. ---- == History == Several [[UnitedStates/Departments|departments]], especially the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|U.S. Department of Defense]], have complex histories of labels for controlling unclassified information. * For Official Use Only (FOUO) * Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) * Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) * and so on The creation of the CUI designation, and the assignment of oversight to the '''Information Security Oversight Office''' ('''ISOO''') under [[UnitedStates/NationalArchivesAndRecordsAdministration|NARA]], is intended to streamline bureaucratic red tape and to address the abuse of controls to circumvent [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/FreedomOfInformationAct|FOIA]] requests. The new DoD policy is implemented in '''DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5200.48 Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)'''. ---- CategoryRicottone