PS-3: Personnel Screening
Control Family:
Baselines:
- Low
- PS-3
- Moderate
- PS-3
- High
- PS-3
Next Version:
- NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5:
- PS-3: Personnel Screening
Control Statement
The organization:
- Screens individuals prior to authorizing access to the information system; and
- Rescreens individuals according to [Assignment: organization-defined conditions requiring rescreening and, where rescreening is so indicated, the frequency of such rescreening].
Supplemental Guidance
Personnel screening and rescreening activities reflect applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, guidance, and specific criteria established for the risk designations of assigned positions. Organizations may define different rescreening conditions and frequencies for personnel accessing information systems based on types of information processed, stored, or transmitted by the systems.
Control Enhancements
PS-3(1): Classified Information
Baseline(s):
The organization ensures that individuals accessing an information system processing, storing, or transmitting classified information are cleared and indoctrinated to the highest classification level of the information to which they have access on the system.
PS-3(2): Formal Indoctrination
Baseline(s):
The organization ensures that individuals accessing an information system processing, storing, or transmitting types of classified information which require formal indoctrination, are formally indoctrinated for all of the relevant types of information to which they have access on the system.
PS-3(3): Information With Special Protection Measures
Baseline(s):
The organization ensures that individuals accessing an information system processing, storing, or transmitting information requiring special protection: Have valid access authorizations that are demonstrated by assigned official government duties; and Satisfy [Assignment: organization-defined additional personnel screening criteria].