United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250March 17th, 2021
FiledMarch 17th, 2021All interconnected systems, including those operated by contractor and cloud service providers, shall contain nondisclosure language in the Interconnection Security Agreement (ISA) and Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement (MOU/A) and require a nondisclosure agreement to be signed by all contractors who will access USDA information or information systems. The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) of 2012, 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 2301 et seq. (June 11, 2014) makes it a prohibited personnel practice for Federal agencies to enter into any “nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement” that does not include the following specific language: