"The authorization for the system or the common control is approved or denied" is an an outcome of which of the ensuing tasks? Response:

Authorization reporting involves communicating the status and outcomes of the authorization process, but it's not the decision itself.

The authorization package is a collection of documents and artifacts used to support the authorization decision, not the decision itself.

In the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), the authorization decision is the formal declaration by a Senior Agency Official for Authorizing Official (SAO/AO) that explicitly grants or denies authorization for an information system or common control to operate. This decision is based on a thorough review of the security authorization package and the assessed risk posture.

Risk response refers to the actions taken to mitigate, transfer, accept, or avoid identified risks, which informs the authorization decision but is not the decision itself.