Cyber Operations

Abstract

The funds in this project sustain Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Controls Assessments (SCA)/Controls Validation Testing (CVT) activities, analysis of validation results, risk assessments and reviews of proposed Program Manager/Information System Security Manager (PM/ISSM) Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) for MDA Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) mission systems. It maintains the Assessment and Authorization (A&A)/Certification and Accreditation (C&A) data repository, capturing the RMF documentation (artifacts, validation results, and Information Assurance Risk Assessment results, and Designated Approving Authority (DAA) accreditation decisions) and POA&M on all MDA information systems. This project supports the monitoring and tracking of Cybersecurity, mitigations detailed in Information Technology security POA&Ms. Activities include preparation of A&A /C&A documentation and certification recommendations to the MDA Senior Information Assurance Officer (SIAO)/Certification Authority (CA) and DAA. Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) team actions ensure the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation of the MDA mission, test, and administrative systems. Activities in the Project are necessary to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
MC01_0603896C_4_0400_PB_2017

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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