[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 247 (Monday, December 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30655]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy
Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB)
will meet Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. All
sessions will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 1
p.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
20899, Building 101, Room LR-B. Please see admittance instructions in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pauline Bowen, ISPAB Secretariat,
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930,
telephone: (301) 975-2938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy
Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 1
p.m. until 5 p.m. All sessions will be open to the public. The ISPAB
was established by the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235)
and amended by the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
(Pub. L. 107-347) to advise the Secretary of Commerce and the Director
of NIST on security and privacy issues pertaining to federal computer
systems. Details regarding the ISPAB's activities are available at
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html/.
The agenda is expected to include the following items:
--Cloud Computing and the U.S. Government Trusted Internet Connection
(TIC) Program working together to provide service and security.
--Board discussion on Certification and Accreditation of federal
information systems, current models and discussion on recommending
using an initial and continuous monitoring model.
--Applicability of current authentication models for new federal
priorities and recommendations for expanded research in identification
and authentication.
--Board discussion and recommendations on the Office of Management and
Budget proposed security metrics for federal agencies.
Note that agenda items may change without notice because of
possible unexpected schedule conflicts of presenters. The final agenda
will be posted on the Web site indicated above.
Public Participation: The ISPAB agenda will include a period of
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments from the public.
Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. Members of the public who
are interested in speaking are asked to contact the ISPAB Secretariat
at the telephone number indicated above. The Board is interested in
public comments on the agenda as a whole with specific interest in the
following topics due to their impact on security and privacy as new
technologies, potential areas of success for the U.S. Government if
conducted properly and areas that have a current significant relevance
to the Federal Government. The Board is specifically interested in
comments concerning the following subjects:
--Cloud Computing and the U.S. Government Trusted Internet Connection
(TIC) Program
--U.S. Government Acquisitions Role in Security
--Research and Development for Secure Software
--Security Measurements and Metrics
In addition, written statements are invited and may be submitted to
the ISPAB at any time. Written statements should be directed to the
ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive,
Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930. Approximately 15 seats will be available
for the public and media.
All visitors to the NIST site will have to pre-register to be
admitted. Please submit your name, nationality and e-mail address to
Ms. Pauline Bowen no later than c.o.b. Monday, January 18, 2010 for
visitor admittance. Non-U.S. Citizens are welcome to attend with the
public but additional information will be required to be granted access
to NIST and the meeting location. Ms. Bowen's e-mail address is
[email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-2938.
Dated: December 22, 2009.
Marc G. Stanley,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-30655 Filed 12-24-09; 8:45 am]
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