I think we have a problem with the sentence: "This course is mandatory for all DoD personnel with access to controlled unclassified information."
Not speaking for everybody, but DoD Inst 5200.48 says the following for OSD and DoD Component Heads: "Ensure their personnel receive initial and annual refresher CUI education and training, and maintain documentation of this training for audit purposes."
We have our own training that we have to take and can provide the certificate. Are you saying members outside DoD, to include coalition partners and other USG, have to take your CUI training before being provided access to a CUI site?
BTW, not speaking for all DoD users of APAN, but our Foreign Disclosure Office must review and authorize CUI content before it is released to the authorized partners. What do other FDO offices say about that?
Concur with Mr. Wilson's concerns, please clarify if FDOs are no longer in the process for releasing CUI to foreign partners. USSOUTHCOM already has a mechanism for tracking annual CUI training, do we (USSOUTHCOM employees) just have to provide a current certification of completion, or do they have to do additional CUI training?
Hello Tony,
My apologies for any confusion the post may have caused. I will try my best to clarify.
• "This course is mandatory for all DoD personnel with access to controlled unclassified information." -- This quote came directly from the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) training at
DoD Mandatory Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Training securityawareness.usalearning.gov/.../index.html you can also reference DOD Mandatory Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Training IF141.06 www.cdse.edu/.../
• CUI training is a DOD requirement. This training is not created by APAN. The APAN team to include government personnel are also required to complete CUI training.
• Your comment "We have our own training that we have to take and can provide the certificate. " -- that is perfectly acceptable, I mentioned in the 2nd on the blog post above "Training certificate from any DOD Organization will be accepted" as long as users are able to provide a valid CUI training certificate, we will accept that as proof of training
• Regarding the concern "Are you saying members outside DoD, to include coalition partners and other USG, have to take your CUI training before being provided access to a CUI site?" -- NO, This CUI training is NOT APAN Training, it is required DOD training. In order for coalition partners to have a CUI approved community, they must have a DOD sponsor, the DOD sponsor will be required to provide their CUI training certificate
• Regarding your comment "Foreign Disclosure Office must review and authorize CUI content before it is released to the authorized partners. What do other FDO offices say about that?" -- I don't know what other FDOs say about that but CUI training for DOD is completely separate from FDO duties and the APAN instruction to provide a CUI training certificate does not cancel FDO review for release of information to DOD partners. I suggest speaking with your organizational FDO for additional information.
I hope this is helpful. If you need additional information please email me direct and I will forward your concerns to the APAN Technical Director and Capability Lead.
Hello Juan,
APAN does not provide instruction or guidance for COCOMs or for FDOs regarding sharing CUI with partners. Please speak directly to your FDO for any concerns. The request here is simply to provide us with your CUI training certificate indicating you understand CUI requirements and this is only necessary for users that request approval for CUI content for their APAN communities.
Please see all the other info I provided Tony above.