Information Assurance and Information Technology: Training, Certification, and Personnel Management in the Department of Defense
Abstract
The DoD's warfighting Capability and the security of its information infrastructure are at great risk from attacks by foreign intelligence organizations, cyber-terrorists, and the incompetencies of some of its own users. Just as dangerous is the shortage of adequately trained and managed information technology professionals, particularly in the area of information assurance. The shortage of trained people is also critical in other parts of the public sector and in the private sector as well. In 1998, the Deputy Secretary of Defense tasked Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) and the Under Secretary of Defense (P&R) to establish an Information Technology and Information Assurance Human Resources Integrated Process Team. This team would recommend actions, processes, and policies that would address the weakest link in DoD's defense of its information infrastructure the people who use, administer, and manage it. The team, composed of representatives from 15 DoD organizations, concentrated on problems and issues in (1) workforce management and (2) IT and IA training and certification. In less than six months, the team developed a set of recommendations, projected results if the recommendations were implemented, cost estimates, and a five-year time line.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 27, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA391308
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense