# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2016-05-16 · Effective 2016-06-15 · 81 FR 30439
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-11001
- **Category:** security-clearance
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 30439
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 2016-05-16
- **Effective date:** 2016-06-15
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-88
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add a new subpart and contract clause for the basic safeguarding of contractor information systems that process, store or transmit Federal contract information. The clause does not relieve the contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirement specified by Federal agencies and departments as it relates to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal requirements for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) as established by Executive Order (E.O.). Systems that contain classified information, or CUI such as personally identifiable information, require more than the basic level of protection.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/16/2016-11001/federal-acquisition-regulation-basic-safeguarding-of-contractor-information-systems)
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