Basic safeguarding of federal contract information

The basic safeguarding clause lists requirements for contractor information systems that handle federal contract information. Its first requirement is to limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices, including other information systems 1.

Worked example. A five-person firm finds a shared login used by a former employee on the laptop that stores contract files. It removes the shared login, gives each person their own account and writes down who has access.

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