Office of the Secretary April 9, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Defense Information Systems Agency is deleting a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The notice is K270-01, DoD Digital Certificate Records (October 9, 2001, 66 FR 51404).

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is deleting a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The notice is DFMP 24, Joint Service Review Activity File (JSRA) (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10227).

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DWHS M01, entitled ``WHS Living Disaster Recovery Planning System (LDRPS) Records'', in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This system will assist ODA&M WHS directorates in notifying personnel via an automated notification system (e.g., Notifind) during a COOP exercise or event and to match key personnel with essential functions.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DWHS E06 DoD, entitled ``Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS)'', in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This system is comprised of the Correspondence Management Division module (CMD module) and the Task Management Tracker tool (TMT) which support the functions of the Department of Defense by maintaining a record of actions taken and responses to the President, White House staff, other Cabinet officials, Congress, state and local officials, corporate officials, members of the Department of Defense and the public. The CMD module supports the Secretary of Defense for the control and tracking of actions taken and responses from the Secretary to the President, White House staff, other Cabinet officials, Congress, state and local officials, corporate officials, members of the Department of Defense and the public. This includes full life-cycle management from receipt, control of metadata and image, tasking the OSD Components, Joint Staff, Services and other DoD agencies for action and records management. The TMT is used by component Offices of the Secretary of Defense to process and manage the staffing and coordination of actions to, from, and within components in the conduct of official daily business.

This DoD interim final rule (rule) assigns responsibilities and establishes requirements related to the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) to ensure maximum uniformity and effectiveness for both DoD and non-DoD Components, as defined in this rule, for which the Department serves as the Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) and provides industrial security services in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 12829, ``National Industrial Security Program.'' The rule provides guidance on the procedures used to ensure classified information will be properly safeguarded if a contractor has reported foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) information which DoD must evaluate, mitigate, or negate as appropriate. The rule also provides guidance for the evaluation, mitigation, and/or negation of FOCI information reported by a company, as defined in the rule, which is in process for a facility security clearance (FCL).