SA-4(12) Data Ownership
Control enhancement of SA-4 Acquisition Process
Control
Include organizational data ownership requirements in the acquisition contract; and
Require all data to be removed from the contractor’s system and returned to the organization within [Assignment: time frame].
Discussion
Contractors who operate a system that contains data owned by an organization initiating the contract have policies and procedures in place to remove the data from their systems and/or return the data in a time frame defined by the contract.
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