United States Government Glossary of Interagency and Associated Terms/accreditation
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| accreditation - approval given to an organization for performing specific functions after it has met defined requirements. | (SOURCE - DHS, DHS Lexicon, Terms) |
| accreditation - The official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation) or agency assets, based on the implementation of an agreed upon set of security controls. | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAH, 5 FAH 11) |