48 CFR § 239.7101 - 239.7101 Definition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s239.7101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 239.7101 - 239.7101 Definition."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "239.7101"
section_name: "239.7101 Definition."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "239"
part_name: "ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36429, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "239"
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# 239.7101 239.7101 Definition.
*Information assurance*, as used in this subpart, means measures that protect and defend information, that is entered, processed, transmitted, stored, retrieved, displayed, or destroyed, and information systems, by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This includes providing for the restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.