# PS-3 — Personnel Screening

- **Control ID:** PS-3
- **Family:** [PS](/md/families/PS.md)
- **Baselines:** low, moderate, high
- **Enhancement of:** No content available.

## Description

Screen individuals prior to authorizing access to the system; and Rescreen individuals in accordance with \[assignment\].

## Discussion

Personnel screening and rescreening activities reflect applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, guidelines, and specific criteria established for the risk designations of assigned positions. Examples of personnel screening include background investigations and agency checks. Organizations may define different rescreening conditions and frequencies for personnel accessing systems based on types of information processed, stored, or transmitted by the systems.

## Implementation guidance

No content available.

## CSF 2.0 subcategories

No content available.

## Related controls

- [AC-2](/md/controls/AC-2.md)
- [IA-4](/md/controls/IA-4.md)
- [MA-5](/md/controls/MA-5.md)
- [PE-2](/md/controls/PE-2.md)
- [PM-12](/md/controls/PM-12.md)
- [PS-2](/md/controls/PS-2.md)
- [PS-6](/md/controls/PS-6.md)
- [PS-7](/md/controls/PS-7.md)
- [SA-21](/md/controls/SA-21.md)

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