C.3.3.2 - Staff acquisition
Staff Acquisition establishes procedures for recruiting and selecting high-quality, productive employees with the right skills and competencies, in accordance with merit system principles.
This sub-function includes: developing a staffing strategy and plan; establishing an applicant evaluation approach; announcing the vacancy, sourcing and evaluating candidates against the competency requirements for the position; initiating pre-employment activities; and hiring employees. The recommended provisional security categorization for staff acquisition information is as follows:
Security category
Confidentiality Low
The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of staff acquisition information on the ability of responsible agencies to establish procedures for recruiting and selecting high-quality, productive employees with the right skills and competencies, in accordance with merit system principles will have only a limited adverse effect on agency operations, assets, or individuals. Special Factors Affecting Confidentiality Impact Determination: Where more sensitive information is involved, it will probably be personal information subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. The Privacy Act Information provisional impact levels are documented in the Personal Identity and 75 Authentication information type. This can result in assignment of a moderate impact level to such information. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The provisional confidentiality impact level recommended for disclosure of staff acquisition information is low.
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. The consequences of unauthorized modification or destruction of staff acquisition information depends mostly on the criticality of the information with respect to agency mission, protection of agency assets, and safety of individuals. Although there can be serious short-term effects for individuals, the effects of modifications or deletion of this information are generally limited with respect to agency mission capabilities or assets. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact level recommended for staff acquisition information is low.
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 staff acquisition information. Staff acquisition processes are generally tolerant of delay. Typically, disruption of staff acquisition 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 staff acquisition information is low.