48 CFR 1239.002 - 1239.002 Definitions.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 14, 2024

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1239.002 - 1239.002 Definitions.

As used in this part—

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

Media means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, large-scale integration memory chips, and printouts onto which information is recorded, stored, or printed within an information system.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304

source: 87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 1239.002