C.2.8.1 - Central fiscal operations

Central Fiscal Operations includes the fiscal operations that the Department of Treasury performs on behalf of the Government.14 [Note: Tax-related functions are associated with the Taxation Management information type.] Impacts to some information and information systems associated with central fiscal operations may affect the security of the critical banking and finance infrastructure.

In most cases, the effect on public welfare of a loss of central fiscal operations functionality can be expected to be delayed rather than immediate. The potential for consequent loss of human life or of major national assets is low. . The provisional security categorization recommended for the central fiscal operations information type is as follows:

Security category

C.2.8.1 - Central fiscal operations = {(confidentiality, Moderate), (integrity, Low), (availability, Low)}

Confidentiality Moderate

The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of central fiscal operations information on the fiscal operations that the Department of Treasury performs on behalf of the Government. The effects of loss of confidentiality can reasonably be expected to jeopardize relationships and administrative actions necessary to mission fulfillment and/or to seriously damage public confidence in the agency. For example, the unauthorized disclosure of investigative and enforcement information can have serious economic impact on both individual companies and the broader market place (e.g., short-term stock market perturbations). The consequences of such unauthorized disclosures may have a serious adverse effect on public confidence in the agency. Special Factors Affecting Confidentiality Impact Determination: Where the operations in question involve liaison with law enforcement or homeland security organizations, the consequences of unauthorized disclosure can imperil operations critical to the security of human life, critical infrastructure protection, ore the protection of key national assets. For those operations, the consequences to key financial infrastructure elements can be serious to severe. In such cases, the associated confidentiality impact level will be high. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The confidentiality impact level recommended for most central fiscal operations information is moderate.

Integrity Low

The integrity impact level is based on the specific mission and the data supporting that mission, not on the time required to detect the modification or destruction of information. Unauthorized modification or destruction of information affecting external communications that include central fiscal operations information (e.g., web pages, electronic mail) may adversely affect operations and/or public confidence in the agency, but the damage to the mission would usually be limited.

Availability Low

The availability impact level is based on the specific mission and the data supporting that mission, not on the time required to re-establish access to the central fiscal operations information. Central fiscal operations processes are usually tolerant of delays. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for central fiscal operations information is low.