= 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. CUI generally includes all of [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/PersonallyIdentifiableInformation|PII]], [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/ProtectedHealthInformation|PHI]], and [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/ControlledTechnicalInformation|CTI]]. ---- == History == The creation of CUI, and the assignment of oversight to [[UnitedStates/NationalArchivesAndRecordsAdministration|NARA]], was implemented to replace an information regime that was complex and seen as being weaponized to circumvent [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/FreedomOfInformationAct|FOIA]] requests. Several [[UnitedStates/Departments|departments]], especially the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|U.S. Department of Defense]], has implemented labels for controlling unclassified information. * For Official Use Only (FOUO) * Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) * Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) * and so on ---- CategoryRicottone