Section J, Attachment C - Protection of LES and NCIC Criminal History.pdf

ATTACHMENT C-PROTECTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE

INFORMATION (LES) AND NCIC CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION

A Definition of Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES)

Not intended for purely administrative or public source information.

Used if “unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction of the information could be expected to cause harm to law enforcement activities by jeopardizing investigations, compromising operations or causing life-threatening situations for confidential informants, witnesses or agents.”

Minimum Protection Safeguards

Personnel having access to LES must have a demonstrated need to know and be advised of the requirements for protecting this information. Access to LES workspace must be controlled.

LES must be used, processed, stored, reproduced, transmitted, and destroyed only under conditions that will provide adequate protection.

Store LES in approved storage containers or secure areas

Hard copy must be destroyed by burning or shredding beyond reconstruction.

Microfiche and microfilm must be burned

All removable magnetic data storage media which have been used for processing LES data must be destroyed in accordance with established Departmental Guidelines for the destruction of this media. For destruction, diskettes or hard drives containing electronic LES data must be overwritten (i.e., unconditionally drives containing electronic LES data must be reformatted using the /u switch in MS-DOS), degaussed, or physically destroyed.

ATTACHMENT E- PROTECTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE

INFORMATION (LES) AND NCIC CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION

Law Enforcement Sensitive Information Security Briefing Form

Contractor Employee Acknowledgment

I have read the briefing paper entitled “Protection of Law Enforcement Sensitive Information (LES) and NCIC Criminal History Information.” I understand the handling, protection and destruction requirements associated with this information. I also agree to abide by the rules and regulations regarding LES as outlined in the briefing paper.

Contractor Employee Name: __________________________________ Date: ________

Office/Unit: _____________________________________________________________

Signature: ______________________________________________________________

Program Manager Certification

I certify that the individual named above has been briefed and provided the briefing paper entitled “Protection of Law Enforcement Sensitive Information (LES) and NCIC Criminal History Information.” To the best of my knowledge and belief, this individual fully understands the handling, protection and destruction requirements associated with LES information and has agreed to abide by the rules and regulations regarding LES as outlined in the briefing paper.

Program Manager Name: ____________________________________ Date: _________

Company/Title: __________________________________________________________

Signature: ______________________________________________________________

It is recommended that all individuals having access to LES be re-briefed on an annual basis. This form must be maintained at post for a minimum of two years from the time that the individual no longer requires access to LES.

The Contractor shall ensure that every employee completes this form and that the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is provided a scanned copy in .PDF format via email.

Office or Unit Director Name (must be a government employee):

Signature: ______________________________________________________________