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principal authorizing official (PAO)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003235

A senior (federal) official or executive with the authority to oversee and establish guidance for the strategic implementation of CS and risk management within their mission areas (i.e., the warfighting mission area (WMA), business mission area (BMA), enterprise information environment mission area (EIEMA), and DoD portion of the intelligence mission area (DIMA) as defined in DoDI 8115.02).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003235
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationPAO
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2022 from DoDI 8500.01 (adapted); NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003235",
  "term": "principal authorizing official (PAO)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A senior (federal) official or executive with the authority to oversee and establish guidance for the strategic implementation of CS and risk management within their mission areas (i.e., the warfighting mission area (WMA), business mission area (BMA), enterprise information environment mission area (EIEMA), and DoD portion of the intelligence mission area (DIMA) as defined in DoDI 8115.02).",
  "abbreviation": "PAO",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from DoDI 8500.01 (adapted)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/principal-authorizing-official-pao/"
}

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