52.239.9001. Data Information Assurance Protection

As prescribed in DARS 239.7103 (b), use the following clause:

DATA INFORMATION ASSURANCE PROTECTION (JULY 2006)

(a)  The contractor shall protect and safeguard sensitive Government Provided Information (GFI) and data from inadvertent disclosure, misuse, display, theft, and unauthorized actions that would destroy or render the information unavailable for specific government use. Should the contractor, or one of his/her employees, make any inadvertent or any unauthorized disclosure(s) or willfully participate in activities that result in detrimental harm to the protection and safeguarding of sensitive (GFI) and data, such actions may be considered to be a breach of this contract and the terms of the Default clause may be invoked. The contractor shall afford safeguarding consistent with the protection requirements identified by the government until such time the government deems the information/data is no longer sensitive and provides corresponding written notification to the contractor.

(b)  All contractor and support contractor personnel with access to DISA and DOD Information Systems shall complete initial information assurance awareness and annual refresher training in accordance with DOD Directive, 8570.1, IA Training, Certification, and Workforce Management.

(c)  To support IA professionals, the DoD IA Portal (IA Support Environment (IASE)) provides DOD IA policy-training requirements and DoD sponsored training. The IA Portal is located at http://iase.disa.mil. This site also provides access to DOD Directive 8500.1, Information Assurance (IA), and DOD 8570.1-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program.

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