[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46673-46674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22419]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 247]


Delegation of Responsibilities Under the Government Information 
Security Reform Act From the Deputy Secretary of State to the Chief 
Information Officer

    By virtue of the authority vested in me by Delegation of Authority 
245 dated 4/23/01, and in accordance with section 3534(a)(3) of the 
Government Information Security Reform Act (44 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) 
(the ``Act''), I hereby delegate to the Chief Information Officer the 
authority to administer all functions under Subchapter II of Chapter 35 
of title 44, United States Code, including--
    (A) Designating a senior agency information security official who 
shall report to the Chief Information Officer;
    (B) Developing and maintaining an agencywide information security 
program as required by the Act;
    (C) Ensuring that the agency effectively implements and maintains 
information security policies, procedures and control techniques;
    (D) Training and overseeing personnel with significant 
responsibilities for information security with respect to such 
responsibilities ; and
    (E) Assisting senior agency officials concerning their 
responsibilities pursuant to the Act.
    Notwithstanding the provisions of this delegation of authority, the 
Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State, or the Under 
Secretary for Management may at any time exercise any function hereby 
delegated.
    The functions hereby delegated to the Chief Information Officer may 
be redelegated in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.


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    Dated: August 20, 2001.
Richard L. Armitage,
Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-22419 Filed 9-5-01; 8:45 am]
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