The first point of contact for any research related CUI questions or support is the Research Protections Office. Contact rso@utep.edu for guidance or questions regarding the safeguarding of CUI.
When a solicitation, request for proposal, contract, or agreement includes indicates that CUI will be provided or generated by the project (or contains CUI clauses), confirm with the cognizant federal agency or project sponsor (flow down) the need to receive, store, process, and safeguard CUI. You can find contact information for the cognizant agency on the National Archives CUI Contacts Web Page. Use this Quick Reference Guide for Identifying FCI and CUI as a guide to identifying CUI clauses.
If the sponsor confirms safeguarding CUI is a project requirement, report this to your research administrator (RA) or to ORP (rso@utep.edu). The PI will then fill out and submit a CUI Questionnaire for approval by ORP and UTEP's Information Security Office (security@utep.edu). Upon approval of the CUI Questionnaire, ISO and ORP will work with the PI to set up the controlled environment. Please contact rso@utep.edu for information on obtaining and submitting the questionnaire. Note:
Everyone involved in the project who will require access to CUI will receive a notice from security@utep.edu to take required CUI training. Links to the training modules and instructions for submitting your certificates will be included.
ISO Currently supports the following CUI environments:
CUI Laptop
CUI Café (under development)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Commercial Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Government Cloud (GovCloud) for Export Controlled research
Work with the ORP, ISO, and the CUI originator to negotiate how to properly receive CUI on the controlled environment. Options include:
PreVeil
DoD Safe
Other ISO and Agency/Flow Down approved method
If a controlled environment is needed to host collaborative meetings to discuss or share research related CUI, request a Zoom – GovCloud account through rso@utep.edu. Note: Consult with ISO if the CUI originator supports an alternate method.
If you need to share CUI documents with other personnel at the University, you will need an approved CUI system and a PreVeil account. Preveil provides a secure email platform for sharing documents as attachments. Submit a request for a PreVeil account to security@utep.edu.
