What Does Unclassified Mean?

What Does Unclassified Mean?

Unclassified refers to information that does not meet the criteria for classification under US national security guidelines.

There are two (2) types of Unclassified data from the US Government's perspective:

  1. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI):
    1. CUI Basic; and
    2. CUI Specified.

  2. Uncontrolled Unclassified Information (UUI):
    1. General UUI (not publicly released or FCI);
    2. Federal Contract Information (FCI); and
    3. Information that has been cleared for public release.

There are three (3) types of Classified data from the US Government's perspective:

  1. Confidential;
  2. Secret; and
  3. Top Secret.

 

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