Definition of cautious. : careful about avoiding danger or risk cautious investors cautious optimism.
37 CFR 5.2 Secrecy order. ( 1 a) When notified by the chief officer of a defense agency that publication or disclosure of the invention by the granting of a patent would be detrimental to the national security, an order that the invention be kept secret will be issued by the Commissioner for Patents.
House members, beginning with the 104th Congress, do have to take a secrecy oath. Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence â the committee with oversight over intelligence agencies including the CIA and NSA â have a separate oath, commensurate with their unique access to sensitive information.