[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 190]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR148.12]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 148--NATIONAL POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RECIPROCITY OF FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Guidelines for the Implementation and Oversight of the Policy 
           on Reciprocity of use and Inspections of Facilities
 
Sec. 148.12   Definitions.

    Agency. Any ``executive agency,'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105; any 
``Military department'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102; and any other entity 
within the Executive Branch that comes into possession of classified 
information.
    Classified Information. All information that requires protection 
under Executive Order 12958, or any of its antecedent orders, and the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
    Cognizant Security Agency (CSA). Those agencies that have been 
authorized by Executive Order 12829 to establish an industrial security 
program for the purpose of safeguarding classified information disclosed 
or released to industry.
    Cognizant Security Office (CSO). The office or offices delegated by 
the head of a CSA to administer industrial security in a contractor's 
facility on behalf of the CSA.

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    Facility. An activity of a government agency or cleared contractor 
authorized by appropriate authority to conduct classified operations or 
to perform classified work.
    Industry. Contractors, licensees, grantees, and certificate holders 
obligated by contract or other written agreement to protect classified 
information under the National Industrial Security Program.
    National Security. The national defense and foreign relations of the 
United States.
    Senior Agency Official. Those officials, pursuant to Executive Order 
12958, designated by the agency head who are assigned the responsibility 
to direct and administer the agency's information security program.