{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-148.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 148.12","heading":"Definitions.","body":"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.\nClassified 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.\nCognizant 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.\nCognizant 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.\nFacility. An activity of a government agency or cleared contractor authorized by appropriate authority to conduct classified operations or to perform classified work.\nIndustry. Contractors, licensees, grantees, and certificate holders obligated by contract or other written agreement to protect classified information under the National Industrial Security Program.\nNational Security. The national defense and foreign relations of the United States.\nSenior 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.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER D—PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN","PART 148—NATIONAL POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RECIPROCITY OF FACILITIES","Subpart B—Guidelines for the Implementation and Oversight of the Policy on Reciprocity of use and Inspections of Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"b4e49206fc98cc41c111bdc37dbd436a0397029b8e28320f774b5957d7b8a5fc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-148.11","next":"us/32-cfr-148.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}