Are contractor organizations permitted to retain or to store on behalf of federal site offices, the SF-312s (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement) signed by their employees?
The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) is responsible for requirements pertaining to the SF-312, which is a binding legal agreement between an individual who holds a security clearance and the federal government. ISOO’s implementing the requirements for the SF-312, which are found in Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 2003.20, states that a contractor may retain an SF-312 signed by its employee “during the time of employment.” Upon the employee’s termination, the contractor must deliver the SF-312 to the Government agency primarily responsible for the employee’s classified work. Contractors may not hold or store the SF-312 after the termination of employment. The SF-312 is a scheduled federal record, and as such must be delivered promptly to the custody of the appropriate federal entity, which must store it in accordance with the requirements promulgated by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for the storage of federal records These requir
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