senior accountable official for risk management

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

SAORM

NISTIR 8286

Definitions:

The senior official, designated by the head of each agency, who has vision into all areas of the organization and is responsible for alignment of information security management processes with strategic, operational, and budgetary planning processes.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from OMB M-17-25

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