NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-12

Record overview

The Committee on National Security Systems. The Committee on National Security Systems is re-established to enhance accountability and coordination across the DOW, the IC, and FCEB Agencies in implementing necessary cyber defenses on all NSS. The CNSS shall operate under the coordination of a member of the National Security Council staff, who shall serve as Chair. The CNSS members shall consist of: the Secretary of War, acting through the DOW Chief Information Officer ; the Director of National Intelligence , acting through the IC CIO; the Director of the Office of Management and Budget , acting through the Federal CIO; and the Director of the NSA as National Manager, acting through the Deputy National Manager. The following officials… The National Manager for NSS. The Director of the NSA is the National Manager for NSS and will carry out the certain responsibilities in accordance with existing law, Executive Orders, and other Presidential directives. In this capacity the National Manager is responsible for providing technical advice to the CNSS and: providing recommendations on incident response for security incidents that impact NSS government-wide; and as referenced in section 2of this memorandum, in response to a known or reasonably suspected information security threat, vulnerability, or risk that represents a substantial threat to the information security of NSS, or in response to intelligence of adversary capability and intent to target NSS, the National…

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