Committee on
National Security Systems

In accordance with NSD-42, "National Policy for the Security of National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems", dated 5 July 1990, the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) is to provide an annual report on the security status of national security systems with respect to established objectives and priorities. These objectives and goals are developed each year by the CNSS and its Members and Observers. The input for these reports is received from the various accomplishments of the CNSS working groups, as well as from the individual CNSS Committee Members and Observers. The report is forwarded through the CNSS Chair to the National Security Council and eventually to the President of the U.S.