Can information be submitted directly to DoD Components and other Federal entities and be protected under the PCII Program?
Under certain circumstances. DoD Components are to contact the DoD PCII Program Office for specific guidance regarding directly receiving PCII. The PCII Program Manager has discretion to declare certain categories of subject matter or types of information as categorically protected PCII and to set procedures for receiving and processing of such information. CII within a Categorical Inclusion Arrangement will be validated by the PCII Program Office, upon a DoD Component receiving it, provided the information includes Express and Certification Statements, and the PCII Program Office has pre-validated that category of information as PCII. An agreement must be executed between DHS and the Federal agency stating conditions and other terms before a Federal agency may receive categorically included PCII directly from the private sector, State or local government. Contact the DoD PCII Program Office for specific information regarding requirements for a Categorical Inclusion Arrangement.
