C.3.2.6 - Collections and receivables

Collections and Receivables include deposits, fund transfers, and receipts for sales or service.

Receivable management supports activities associated with recognizing and recording debts due to the Government, performing follow-up actions to collect on these debts, and recording cash receipts. The recommended security categorization for the collections and receivables information type is as follows:

Security category

C.3.2.6 - Collections and receivables = {(confidentiality, Low), (integrity, Moderate), (availability, Low)}

Confidentiality Low

The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of collections and receivables information on the ability of responsible agencies to recognize and record debts due to the Government, perform follow-up actions to collect on these debts, and record cash receipts. In most cases, unauthorized disclosure of receivable management information will have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, assets, or individuals. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The provisional confidentiality impact level recommended for collections and receivables information is low.

Integrity Moderate

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. An accumulation of small changes to data or deletion of small entries can result in revenue shortfalls. In most cases, the adverse effects of consequent negative publicity and institution of corrective action programs on mission functions or public confidence in the agency can be serious. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact recommended for collections and receivables information is moderate.

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 collections and receivables information. Collections and receivables processes are generally tolerant of delay. Typically, 72 disruption of access to collections and receivables information can be expected to have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for collections and receivables information is low.