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32 CFR § 117.24 - Cognizant Security Office information.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s117.24"
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title: "32 CFR § 117.24 - Cognizant Security Office information."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "117.24"
section_name: "Cognizant Security Office information."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "117"
part_name: "NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM OPERATING MANUAL (NISPOM)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "32 CFR part 2004; E.O. 10865; E.O. 12333; E.O. 12829; E.O. 12866; E.O. 12968; E.O. 13526; E.O. 13563; E.O. 13587; E.O. 13691; Public Law 108-458; Title 42 U.S.C. 2011 ; Title 50 U.S.C. Chapter 44; Title 50 U.S.C. 3501"
regulatory_source: "85 FR 83312, Dec. 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 117.24 Cognizant Security Office information.

(a) *DoD.* Refer to the DCSA website (*https://www.dcsa.mil*) for a listing of office locations and areas of responsibility and for information on verification of facility clearances and safeguarding. In those cases where the cleared facility is located on a DoD installation the applicable DCSA field office can advise if the installation commander is providing security oversight.

Table 1 to Paragraph (**a**) DoD Cognizant Security Office

| Designation | Office name | Mailing address | Telephone No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Headquarters, CSO | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency | 27130 Telegraph Rd., Quantico, VA 22134 | (888) 282-7682 |

(b) *DOE.*

Table 2 to Paragraph (**b**) DOE Cognizant Security Offices

| Designation | Office name | Mailing address | Telephone No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Headquarters | Headquarters Office of Security Operations (AU-40) | 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874 | (301) 903-2177 |
| CSO, Clearance Agency, Central Verification Activity, Adjudicative Authority, and PCL and FCL databases | DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Personnel and Facility Clearances and Classifications | Pennsylvania & H Street, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM 87116 | (505) 845-4154 |
| CSO | U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office | 850 Energy Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 | (208) 526-2216 |

Table 3 to Paragraph (**b**) DOE Cognizant Security Offices Continued

| Designation | Office name | Mailing address | Telephone No. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CSO, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information | Director, Naval Reactors | NA-30, 1240 Isaac Hull Ave., SE., Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376 | (202) 781-6297 |
| CSO | U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science Consolidated Service Center | 200 Administration Road, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 | (865) 576-2140 |
| CSO | U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest Site Office | 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99354 | (888) 375-7665 |
| CSO | U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office | 825 Jadwin Avenue, P.O. Box 550, Richland, WA 99352 | (509) 376-7411 |
| CSO | U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office | Road 1A, Aiken, SC 29801 | (803) 725-6211 |

(c) *NRC.*

Table 4 to Paragraph (**c**) NRC Cognizant Security Offices

| Designation | Mailing address | Telephone No. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CSO, Adjudicative Authority, PCL and FCL databases, and Industrial Security Program | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Director of Facilities and Security, Washington, DC 20555 | (301) 415-8080 |
| CSO, FCL Database and Industrial Security Program for Licensees | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Information Security Branch, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20853 | (301) 415-7048 |
| Clearance Agency | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Director of Facilities and Security Personnel Security, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20853 | (301) 415-8080 |
| Central Verification Agency | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Director of Security Facilities Security, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20853 | (301) 415-8080 |

(d) *DHS.*

Table 6 to Paragraph (**d**) DHS Cognizant Security Office

| Designation | Mailing address | Telephone No. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CSO | DHS Cognizant Security Office, ATTN: Chief Security Officer, 245 Murray Lane, M/S 0120-3, Washington, DC 20528 | (202) 447-5424;(202) 447-5345 |