What is Covered Defense Information (CDI)?

CDI is a term, specific to the Department of Defense, defined in DFARS clause 252.204-7012 as unclassified controlled technical information or other information, as defined in the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry at http://www.archives.gov/cui/registry/category-list.html that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Government-wide policies, and is: 1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or 2) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used, or stored by or on behalf of the contractor in support of the performance of the contract.