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federal information system

Definition(s):

  An information system used or operated by an executive agency, by a contractor of an executive agency, or by another organization on behalf of an executive agency.
Source(s):
FIPS 200 under FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEM from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
CNSSI 4009-2015 from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-128 from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-128 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-137 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-172 from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-39 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
NIST SP 800-59 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 101
NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 1 Rev. 1 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NISTIR 8170 under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded] from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1 [Superseded] under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] under Federal InformationSystem from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 [Superseded] under Federal Information System from 40 U.S.C., Sec. 11331