National Security Directive (NSD) 42 specifies the membership of the CNSS. This consists of representatives from 21 U.S. Government Departments and Agencies that are given voting privileges for all CNSS activities.
In addition to the main membership of the CNSS, observers are also permanent, participating in meetings as non-voting members in CNSS activities. They provide comments and suggestions on all actions staffed for coordination, and participate in all subcommittee and working group activities.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense NII/CIO chairs the quarterly meetings of the CNSS. Meetings of the CNSS subcommittee are co-chaired on a rotational basis from Member Agencies and also meet quarterly.
Members
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Treasury
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- General Services Administration
- National Security Agency
- National Security Council
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Office of Management and Budget
- United Stated Air Force
- United States Army
- United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Navy
Observers
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Sub-Committee Observers
- Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Labor
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Reserve System
- Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- National Cryptologic Representative Defense (NCRDEF) - No active web site
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
- United States Customs & Border Protection
- United States Secret Service
- United States Senate
- White House Communications Agency