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personnel responsible

nounverified·updated Sep 14, 2026

This phrase is compositional rather than a term of art. It is ordinary English — a noun ("personnel") followed by a participial phrase ("responsible for [some function or asset]") — used throughout information security, privacy, and compliance documents to point to whichever individuals or roles hold accountability for a named control, system, or program. Its referent shifts entirely with context: it can denote a CISO, a site manager, an ISSO, a compliance owner, or any other role the surrounding text places in an accountable position. No authority document gives it a fixed, bounded definition independent of that surrounding context.

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Senses

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage reviewer confirmed

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativecki_proposal_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
personnel responsibles
possessive
personnel responsible's
pluralpossessive
personnel responsibles'