Controlled Unclassified Information
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Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is a new category of unclassified categories issued in a directive on May 9, 2008, by President George W. Bush
. CUI replaces categories such as For Official Use Only (FOUO), Sensitive But Unclassified
(SBU) and Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) categories.
The Presidential memorandum
designated the National Archives
as responsible for overseeing and managing the implementation of the CUI framework. This memorandum has since been rescinded by Executive Order 13556 of November 4, 2010, and the guidelines previously outlined within it were expanded upon to improve uniformity across all Federal agencies and to develop a standard policy regarding the controlled unclassification process itself.
The U.S. Congress has taken recent action on this issue. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Reducing Information Control Designations Act, , on March 17, 2009. The bill was referred to and is still pending before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 111th Congress in the U.S. Senate.
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
. CUI replaces categories such as For Official Use Only (FOUO), Sensitive But Unclassified
Sensitive but unclassified
Sensitive But Unclassified is a designation of information in the United States federal government that, though unclassified, often requires strict controls over its distribution...
(SBU) and Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) categories.
The Presidential memorandum
Presidential memorandum
A presidential memorandum is a type of presidential order issued by the President of the United States to the executive branch of the United States government. Presidential memoranda do not have an established process for issuance or publication...
designated the National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives...
as responsible for overseeing and managing the implementation of the CUI framework. This memorandum has since been rescinded by Executive Order 13556 of November 4, 2010, and the guidelines previously outlined within it were expanded upon to improve uniformity across all Federal agencies and to develop a standard policy regarding the controlled unclassification process itself.
The U.S. Congress has taken recent action on this issue. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Reducing Information Control Designations Act, , on March 17, 2009. The bill was referred to and is still pending before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 111th Congress in the U.S. Senate.