D.15.5 - Survivor compensation

Survivor Compensation provides compensation to the survivors of individuals currently receiving or eligible to receive benefits from the Federal Government.

This includes survivors such as spouses or children of veterans or wage earners eligible for social security payments. The recommended provisional categorization of the survivor compensation information type follows:

Security category

D.15.5 - Survivor compensation = {(confidentiality, Low), (integrity, Low), (availability, Low)}

Confidentiality Low

The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of survivor compensation information on the ability of responsible agencies to provide compensation to the survivors of individuals currently receiving or eligible to receive benefits from the Federal Government. The consequences of unauthorized disclosure of most survivor compensation information would have a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Special Factors Affecting Confidentiality Impact Determination: Exceptions that might have a potential for more serious consequences are based on privacy information (e.g., information required by the Privacy Act of 1974 or other statutes and executive orders to receive special handling to protect the privacy of individuals). The Privacy Act Information provisional impact levels are documented in the Personal Identity and 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 survivor compensation 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 survivor compensation information would have, at most, a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Unauthorized modification or destruction of information affecting external communications (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. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact level recommended for survivor compensation 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 survivor compensation information. The effects of disruption of access to most survivor compensation information or information systems would have a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for survivor compensation information is low.