id: "MA-05(04)" title: "Foreign Nationals" family: "MA" family_name: "Maintenance" sort_id: "ma-05.04" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "MA-05" enhancement: True
Statement
Ensure that:
Foreign nationals with appropriate security clearances are used to conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on classified systems only when the systems are jointly owned and operated by the United States and foreign allied governments, or owned and operated solely by foreign allied governments; and
Approvals, consents, and detailed operational conditions regarding the use of foreign nationals to conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on classified systems are fully documented within Memoranda of Agreements.
Guidance
Personnel who conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on organizational systems may be exposed to classified information. If non-U.S. citizens are permitted to perform maintenance and diagnostics activities on classified systems, then additional vetting is required to ensure agreements and restrictions are not being violated.
Assessment Objective: foreign nationals with appropriate security clearances are used to conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on classified systems only when the systems are jointly owned and operated by the United States and foreign allied governments or owned and operated solely by foreign allied governments;
Assessment Objective: approvals regarding the use of foreign nationals to conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on classified systems are fully documented within Memoranda of Agreements;
Assessment Objective: consents regarding the use of foreign nationals to conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on classified systems are fully documented within Memoranda of Agreements;
Assessment Objective: detailed operational conditions regarding the use of foreign nationals to conduct maintenance and diagnostic activities on classified systems are fully documented within Memoranda of Agreements.
Maintenance policy
procedures addressing maintenance personnel
system media protection policy
access control policy and procedures
physical and environmental protection policy and procedures
memorandum of agreement
maintenance records
access control records
access credentials
access authorizations
system security plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with system maintenance responsibilities, organizational personnel with personnel security responsibilities
organizational personnel managing memoranda of agreements
organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
Organizational processes for managing foreign national maintenance personnel