▁nom inal ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁man aging ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁private ▁industry ▁to ▁access ▁class ified ▁information . ▁ ▁The ▁N IS P ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 1 2 8 2 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁nomin ally ▁sets ▁policy ▁for ▁the ▁N IS P , ▁while ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Information ▁Security ▁O vers ight ▁Office ▁is ▁nomin ally ▁the ▁authority ▁for ▁implementation . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁ISO O , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁is ▁nomin ally ▁the ▁Executive ▁Agent , ▁but ▁the ▁N IS P ▁recogn izes ▁four ▁different ▁C ogn iz ant ▁Security ▁A gen cies , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁equal ▁authority : ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy , ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency , ▁and ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission . ▁ ▁N IS P ▁Oper ating ▁Man ual ▁( Do D ▁ 5 2 2 0 . 2 2 - M ) ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁N IS P ▁is ▁the ▁N IS P ▁Oper ating ▁Man ual , ▁also ▁called ▁N IS P OM , ▁or ▁Do D ▁▁ 5 2 2 0 . 2 2 - M . ▁The ▁N IS P OM ▁establish es ▁the ▁standard ▁procedures ▁and ▁requirements ▁for ▁all ▁government ▁contract ors , ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁class ified ▁information . ▁, ▁the ▁current ▁N IS P OM ▁edition ▁is ▁dated ▁ 2 8 ▁Feb ▁ 2 0 0