22 C.F.R. § 9.3 Responsibility for safeguarding classified information.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(a) Primary. The specific responsibility for the maintenance of the security of classified information rests with each person having knowledge or physical custody thereof, no matter how obtained. (b) Individual. Each employee is responsible for becoming familiar with and adhering to all security regulations. (c) Supervisory. The ultimate responsibility for safeguarding classified information rests upon each supervisor to the same degree that the supervisor is charged with functional responsibility for the organizational unit. While certain employees may be assigned specific security responsibilities, such as Top Secret Control Officer or Unit Security Officer, it is nevertheless the basic responsibility of supervisors to ensure that classified material entrusted to their organizational units is handled in accordance with the procedures prescribed in these regulations. Each supervisor should ensure that no one employee is assigned unreasonable security responsibilities in addition to usual administrative or functional duties. (d) Organizational. The Offices of Security in State, AID, and USIA are responsible for physical, procedural, and personnel security in their respective agencies. In the Department of State, the Office of Communications (COMSEC) is responsible for communications security.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 9—SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS
§ 9.3 Responsibility for safeguarding classified information.
