Information Assurance (IA) Clause Samples
The Information Assurance (IA) clause establishes requirements for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information handled under the agreement. It typically mandates that parties implement specific security measures, such as encryption, access controls, and regular audits, to safeguard sensitive data from unauthorized access or breaches. By setting these standards, the clause helps prevent data loss or compromise, ensuring that both parties maintain trust and comply with relevant legal or regulatory obligations.
Information Assurance (IA). At no time will the Contractor or associated sub-contractor employees transmit government documents or information using methods that do not meet the security requirements specified in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations" such as personal electronic mail accounts, public digital data storage sites (cloud storage), social media platforms or instant messaging. Approved government sites such as U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (ARMDEC) Safe Exchange at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/SAFE/About.aspx, or All Partners Access Network (APAN) at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/, or other transmission means determined by the government must be used.
Information Assurance (IA). Information operations that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation. This includes providing for the restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities. (DAU Glossary)
Information Assurance (IA). The Contractor shall identify, mitigate and resolve IA issues and concerns. The Contractor shall develop/contribute to guidelines/plans/policies, analyses and reviews that require IA expertise in the areas of assessments, monitoring, maintaining, reviewing and processing, A&A, accreditation/certification, Program Protection Plan (PPP) evaluation, and other cyber security related activities and mandates.