The Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) is a United States intergovernmental organization that sets policy for the security of the US security systems.

Charter, mission, and leadership

The National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee (NSTISSC) was established under

National Security Directive National security directives are presidential directives issued for the National Security Council (NSC). Starting with Harry Truman, every president since the founding of the National Security Council in 1947 has issued national security directiv ...

42, "National Policy for the Security of National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems", dated 5 July 1990. On October 16, 2001,

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signed

Executive Order In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of t ...

13231, the Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age, re-designating the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee (NSTISSC) as the Committee on National Security Systems. The CNSS holds discussions of policy issues, sets national policy, directions, operational procedures, and guidance for the information systems operated by the U.S. Government, its contractors or agents that either contain classified information, involve intelligence activities, involve cryptographic activities related to national security, involve command and control of military forces, involve equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system(s), or are critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. The

Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philipp ...

chairs the committee. Membership consists of representatives from 21 U.S. Government Departments and Agencies with voting privileges, to include the

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, DIA, DOD, DOJ,

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NSA The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collecti ...

, and the

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...

, and all

United States Military The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...

Services. Members not on the voting committee include the

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, NGA, NIST, and the

NRO NRO may stand for: * National Reconciliation Ordinance, a Pakistani law * National Reconnaissance Office, maintains United States reconnaissance * National Repertory Orchestra, in Colorado * ''National Review Online'', web version of the magazine ...

. The operating Agency for CNSS appears to be the

National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collecti ...

, which serves as primary contact for public inquiries.

Education certification

The CNSS defines several standards, which include standards on training in

IT security Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...

. Current certifications include: * NSTISSI-4011 National Training Standard for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals * CNSSI-4012 National Information Assurance Training Standard for Senior Systems Managers * CNSSI-4013 National Information Assurance Training Standard For System Administrators * CNSSI-4014 Information Assurance Training Standard for Information Systems Security Officers * NSTISSI-4015 National Training Standard for Systems Certifiers * CNSSI-4016 National Information Assurance Training Standard For Risk Analysts

References

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External links

CNSS official site
United States government secrecy Independent agencies of the United States government Government agencies established in 2001 Computer security organizations 2001 establishments in the United States