United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250Interconnection Security Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding • June 20th, 2024
All 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:
