COMSEC Account Management - Appointment of Responsible Person

Lack of formal designation of an individual to be responsible for COMSEC items could result in mismanagement, loss or even compromise of COMSEC materials. Additionally, lack of formal vetting for a specific individual to be appointed for management of COMSEC material could result in a person (such as a non-US Citizen) having unauthorized access. REFERENCES: DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 1, 24 February 2012, SUBJECT: DoD Information Security Program: Overview, Classification, and Declassification, Encl 3, paragraph 6.e. (3). DoD 5220.22-M (NISPOM), Section 4 DoD Manual 5200.02, Procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP), paragraphs 6.5.d., 7.16. e. & f. and 8.2.b. (3) NIST Special Publication 800-53 (SP 800-53), Rev 4, Controls: IA-1, PL-1, PS-1, PS-2, and SC-1 NSA/CSS Policy Manual 3-16, Sections III, VI, X and XI CNSS Policy No.1, NATIONAL POLICY FOR SAFEGUARDING AND CONTROL OF COMSEC MATERIALS