Under NISPOM, storage-related reports must be submitted to which agency?

Under NISPOM, storage-related reports must be submitted to which agency?

• A. Cognizant Security Agency (CSA)
• B. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
• C. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• D. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Answer: (A)

Under NISPOM, any incident involving the storage of classified information is reported to the Cognizant Security Agency, the authority designated to oversee your facility’s industrial security program and to manage incident reporting. The CSA acts as the primary point of contact to receive the report and coordinate any required investigations or corrective actions, often working with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency if its involvement is needed. DHS and ODNI aren’t the standard recipients for these storage-related reports, and while DCSA supports security enforcement, the official reporting channel for this type of incident is the CSA.

Under NISPOM, any incident involving the storage of classified information is reported to the Cognizant Security Agency, the authority designated to oversee your facility’s industrial security program and to manage incident reporting. The CSA acts as the primary point of contact to receive the report and coordinate any required investigations or corrective actions, often working with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency if its involvement is needed. DHS and ODNI aren’t the standard recipients for these storage-related reports, and while DCSA supports security enforcement, the official reporting channel for this type of incident is the CSA.