Official with statutory or operational authority for specified information and responsibility for establishing the controls for its generation, classification, collection, processing, dissemination, and disposal. See information steward. Source: FIPS PUB 200 Note: Information steward is a related term, but it is not identical to information owner.
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Official with statutory or operational authority for specified information and responsibility for establishing the controls for its generation, classification, collection, processing, dissemination, and disposal. See information steward. Source: FIPS PUB 200 Note: Information steward is a related term, but it is not identical to information owner.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Information Owner. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/information-owner
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