Emergency Management

Designation evidence

• NARA authority row: Federal Continuity Directive | status: Basic | banner: CUI.
• Related authority evidence: Federal Continuity Directive | status: Basic | banner: CUI

Extracted authority meaning

None listed

Operating conditions

• NARA category scope used with this authority: Related to information concerning the continuity of executive branch operations during all-hazards emergencies or other situations that may disrupt normal operations.
• Federal Continuity Directive | status: Basic | banner: CUI
• NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
• NARA category scope: Related to information concerning the continuity of executive branch operations during all-hazards emergencies or other situations that may disrupt normal operations.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

• NARA registry control evidence: status Basic; banner marking CUI.
• Nara basic or specified: Basic
• Nara authority rows: Federal Continuity Directive | status: Basic | banner: CUI
• Nara banner markings: CUI
• Dod applicable policies: DoDD 3020.26, DoDD 3020.40, DoDI 6055.17
• No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
• Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.

Designation evidence

• DoD authority row: Federal Continuity Directive 1. DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
• Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
• Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

• Federal Continuity Directive 1
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

• DoD category scope used with this authority: Related to information concerning the continuity of executive branch operations during all-hazards emergencies or other situations that may disrupt normal operations.
• DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
• NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
• NARA category scope: Related to information concerning the continuity of executive branch operations during all-hazards emergencies or other situations that may disrupt normal operations.
• Extracted authority condition: ANNEX A: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, PLANS, AND PROCEDURES _________ A-1 ANNEX B: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS _______________________________________ B-1 ANNEX C: ORDERS OF SUCCESSION ______________________________________ C-1 ANNEX D: DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY ________________________________ D-1 ANNEX E: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS _____________ E-1 ANNEX F: ESSENTIAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT ___________________________ F-1 ANNEX G: ALTERNATE LOCATIONS ______________________________________ G-1 ANNEX H: HUMAN RESOURCES __________________________________________ H-1 ANNEX I: DEVOLUTION ___________________________________________________ I-1 ANNEX J: RECONSTITUTION ______________________________________________ J-1 ANNEX K: TEST, TRAINING, AND EXERCISE PROGRAM ___________________ K-1 ANNEX L: CONTINUITY OPERATIONAL PHASES AND IMPLEMENTATION __ L-1 ANNEX M: ACRONYMS ___________________________________________________ M-1 ANNEX N: DEFINITIONS __________________________________________________ N-1 ANNEX O: AUTHORITIES AND RESOURCES _______________________________ O-1
• Extracted authority condition: Official access rosters must be carefully managed and maintained, and primary and alternate essential records management personnel must be identified to ensure access to essential information at all locations, under all conditions.
• Extracted authority condition: Continuity programs must address all elements of continuity: program management, plans, and procedures; essential functions; orders of succession; delegations of authority; communications and information systems; essential records management; alternate locations; human resources; devolution; reconstitution; test, training, and exercises; and, the four phases of continuity: (1) readiness and preparedness, (2) activation, (3) continuity operations, and (4) reconstitution.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

• DoD applicable policies: DoDD 3020.26, DoDD 3020.40, DoDI 6055.17
• Nara basic or specified: Basic
• Nara authority rows: Federal Continuity Directive | status: Basic | banner: CUI
• Nara banner markings: CUI
• Dod applicable policies: DoDD 3020.26, DoDD 3020.40, DoDI 6055.17
• No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
• Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
• Extracted authority control: Essential Records Management: Viable continuity programs include comprehensive processes for identification, protection, and accessibility of electronic and hardcopy essential records at primary, alternate, and devolution locations.
• Extracted authority control: Redundant data management software applications and equipment should be standardized throughout the organization, and must provide the appropriate level of access and cybersecurity to protect classified, sensitive, and personally identifiable information.
• Extracted authority control: Augmentation and participation in coordination activities to include, but not limited to those of: DHS/FEMA Regional/State-level CWGs, DHS/Office of Infrastructure Protection, Critical Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Councils and Government Coordinating Councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Centers; and, 10.
• Extracted authority control: In addition to originals or copies of essential records – regardless of their format – organizations must also consider the protection and use of complementary information systems, technology, applications, infrastructure and references, needed to support the continued performance of essential functions and continuity operations during an activation.
• Extracted authority control: Ensure continuity personnel have appropriate access at alternate locations to required media (e.g., paper, photographic film, microform, and/or electronic forms), equipment, and instructions for retrieval of essential records including, but not limited to, records stored in cloud-based applications and accessed via the Internet or a Virtual Private Network.
• Extracted authority control: J-1 ANNEX J: RECONSTITUTION PPD-40 defines reconstitution as “the process by which surviving and/or replacement D/A personnel resume normal operations.” Reconstitution embodies the ability of an organization to recover from a continuity activation that disrupts normal operations so that the organization can resume its operations as a fully functional entity of the Federal Government.
• Extracted authority control: J-2 Operating Picture, monitors the operation of continuity communications systems, and assists with reconstitution of the Executive Branch. • GSA: Provides facility services for temporary space acquisition or identification of a new permanent facility to include contracted support as well as coordinating repairs to damaged facilities. • OPM: Provides assistance on human resources policy to ensure the Federal Government has the necessary tools to support a civilian workforce. • NARA: Provides guidance and advice to reconstitution teams regarding preservation of records; logistics, stabilizing, securing, and managing archives; and assistance with records and recovery service contracts.

Designation evidence

• Related authority evidence: DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
• Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

• Title: DoDD 3020.26, February 14, 2018
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

• DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
• Extracted authority condition: In addition to the responsibilities in Paragraph 2.13., the Under Secretaries of Defense; the CMO; the Secretaries of the Military Departments; and other Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed officials, pursuant to DoDD 3020.04, will provide their individual duty status, including location and contact information, whenever outside the Pentagon or NCR for any reason, daily and when changes occur, in accordance with DASD(DC&MA) procedures for daily duty status reporting.
• Extracted authority condition: Submits continuity readiness status reports to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with Federal Continuity Directive 1.
• Extracted authority condition: The reports will be prepared in accordance with guidance provided by the Office of the ASD(HD&GS).
• Extracted authority condition: Establishes IT policies and standards for life-cycle management, configuration management, and support requirements for network, equipment, and information services installation of IT at select DoD relocation sites established by the ASD(HD&GS).
• Extracted authority condition: Include operations security considerations in continuity planning in accordance with DoDD 5205.02E to reduce the risk of threats obtaining critical information and indicators relevant to COOP processes, locations, and capabilities.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

• Extracted authority control: Exercises management responsibility and oversight for the security and force protection of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex to meet requirements established by the Secretary of Defense, the CJCS, and other assigned tenants.
• Extracted authority control: Develops, maintains, and biennially reviews continuity security classification guidance and program protection plans, as appropriate.
• Extracted authority control: Under the authority, direction, and control of the CMO, the Director, Pentagon Force Protection Agency:
• Extracted authority control: A formal, sequential listing of organization positions (rather than specific names of individuals) that identify who is authorized to assume a particular leadership or management role under specific circumstances.
• Extracted authority control: (5) Ensure IT supporting the performance of MEFs is robust, reliable, and resilient during cyber degradation.
• Extracted authority control: Plans for use of such IT capabilities will be coordinated with supporting IT service providers, address those capabilities critical to the performance of MEFs, and address alternate systems and the continued performance of MEFs when those critical IT capabilities are degraded, unavailable, or unreliable.

Designation evidence

• Related authority evidence: DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
• Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

• Title: DoDD 3020.40, November 29, 2016, Incorporating Change 1 on September 11, 2018
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

• DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
• Extracted authority condition: Develop, report, and monitor threat and hazard assessments (in accordance with methodology developed by the USD(A&S)) and changes to the threat and hazard environment, and integrate assessment information into risk-assessment and risk-management activities.
• Extracted authority condition: Readiness Reporting DoDD 7730.65 DoDD 3020.40, November 29, 2016 Change 1, September 11, 2018
• Extracted authority condition: Designates the MA system of record for the compilation, storage, validation, sharing, and monitoring of MA information.
• Extracted authority condition: Leads, in coordination with the USD(P) and CJCS, the development, implementation, and management of an MA common operating picture that supports business needs, facilitates decision making, and improves information sharing.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

• Extracted authority control: These existing security, protection, and risk-management programs and activities will continue to meet DoDD 3020.40, November 29, 2016 Change 1, September 11, 2018
• Extracted authority control: Synchronize and integrate MA, and the fully incorporated DCI responsibilities listed in this issuance, with the existing security, protection, and risk-management programs and activities of antiterrorism; Defense Security Enterprise; law enforcement; emergency management; continuity of operations; CBRN survivability; force health protection; CBRNE preparedness; cybersecurity; operational energy; and energy resilience as they relate to execution of missions.
• Extracted authority control: Assessment of the discipline under the mission assurance umbrella (antiterrorism; DCI; CBRNE preparedness; CBRN survivability; emergency management; cybersecurity; explosives safety; physical security; continuity of operations, force health protection) to identify vulnerabilities and gaps that could prevent accomplishment of a unit, installation, or higher authority mission.
• Extracted authority control: Composed of personnel, physical, industrial, information, and operational security programs; special access programs security policy; critical program information protection policy; and security training.
• Extracted authority control: • Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities to meet the goals of refining, integrating, and synchronizing aspects of DoD security, protection, and risk-management programs that directly relate to mission execution as described in the DoD Mission Assurance Strategy and Mission Assurance Implementation Framework.
• Extracted authority control: Unit commanders or civilian managers and directors responsible for DoD elements occupying leased facility space, or space in buildings owned or operated by the U.S.
• Extracted authority control: The framework of interdependent physical and cyber-based systems comprising identifiable industries, institutions (including people and procedures), and distribution capabilities that provide a reliable flow of products and services essential to the defense and economic security of the United States, to the smooth functioning of government at all levels, and to society as a whole.

Designation evidence

• Related authority evidence: DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
• Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

• Title: DoD Instruction 6055.17, "DoD Emergency Management Program," February 13, 2017, Incorporating Change 4 on December 1, 2025
• Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

• DoD lists this applicable policy for the category; the linked policy text is extracted below when available.
• Extracted authority condition: Establish and charter a Component or HQ-level Emergency Management Working Group (EMWG) to provide means for deliberate, purposeful coordination among members, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Extracted authority condition: > Interoperable Communications > Emergency Dispatch > Incident Command > Emergency Management > Emergency Operations Center Operations and Management > Emergency Public Information > Mass Notification > Disease Containment Response > Mass Casualty Response > Fire - Aircraft Response > Fire - Structural Response > Fire - Wildland/Forest Response > Water Rescue > Confined Space Rescue > Urban Search and Rescue > Rope Rescue > HAZMAT Response Defensive and Offensive > Improvised Explosive Device Response > Security Force Response > Hostage/Barricade Response > Lockdown > Shelter-in-Place > Evacuation and Mass Care Services
• Extracted authority condition: All means available should be used to communicate relevant, timely information with emergency response resources and stakeholders across the affected community, as appropriate.
• Extracted authority condition: Incident management includes procedures for using the ICS, MACS, and joint information system.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

• Extracted authority control: Use of volunteers is authorized for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property in accordance with Section 1342 of Title 31, U.S.C., but volunteers may not perform normal, day-to-day, non-emergency functions or tasks in their volunteer capacity.
• Extracted authority control: (4) Are coordinated with other protection-related plans and programs including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) response, AT, physical security, fire and emergency services (F&ES), medical, continuity of operations (COOP), and environmental.
• Extracted authority control: The USD(P) develops DoD policy and provides oversight for emergency planning and preparedness, crisis management, defense mobilization in emergency situations, DSCA, defense critical infrastructure protection, continuity of operations and government, MA, and AT.
• Extracted authority control: Integrates public and veterinary health and medical EM initiatives with the EM Program such as force health protection, emergency response, medical countermeasures, public health emergencies, public health disaster planning, and medical and veterinary surveillance in accordance with DoDD 6200.04 and DoDI 6200.03.
• Extracted authority control: National Fire Protection Association 1600, “Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management” current edition
• Extracted authority control: > Interoperable Communications > Emergency Dispatch > Incident Command > Emergency Management > Emergency Operations Center Operations and Management > Emergency Public Information > Mass Notification > Disease Containment Response > Mass Casualty Response > Fire - Aircraft Response > Fire - Structural Response > Fire - Wildland/Forest Response > Water Rescue > Confined Space Rescue > Urban Search and Rescue > Rope Rescue > HAZMAT Response Defensive and Offensive > Improvised Explosive Device Response > Security Force Response > Hostage/Barricade Response > Lockdown > Shelter-in-Place > Evacuation and Mass Care Services
• Extracted authority control: Develops, publishes, and maintains human capital emergency preparedness guidance such as the Civilian Personnel Management Service’s “Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide.”