Security Update
Arctic Program Information
National Science Foundation
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/res_log_sup.jsp
Information security is a high priority for the federal government. The
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA,
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/fisma/index.html) is the relevant policy
setting standards for the agencies. The Division of Arctic Sciences is
working with the IT security arm of the U.S. Navy known as the Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to implement the appropriate
level of IT security and risk management for cyber infrastructure
provided by the Division of Arctic Sciences.
The personnel below make up the Arctic Information Assurance (IA) Team,
and have visited several field sites in Greenland and Alaska and
continue to work with contractors like CH2M HILL Polar Services to
ensure FISMA compliance. This summer, personnel from the SPAWAR Office
of Polar Programs (SOPP) headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina
will continue to make visits to relevant groups providing cyber
infrastructure for the Arctic, and will be leading an Arctic Program
Security Working Group to assist in security policy implementation and
IA Awareness training. SPAWAR personnel working on Arctic IA include
contractors from Booz-Allen Hamilton (BAH). This group also supports the
U.S. Antarctic Program.
- Jack Buchanan, SPAWAR Office of Polar Programs (SOPP) Program Manager
- Sarah Wolfe, BAH SOPP Security Program Manager
- Heather Fiebing, BAH Arctic Information Security Lead
- Dallas Jordan, BAH Arctic Technical Security Lead
NSF is trying to make the arctic research community more aware of these
efforts to manage risks to the IT infrastructure, and asks that people
share this information with others. To engage the broader community of
arctic researchers in the Arctic IA effort, the first edition of the
Arctic Sciences Program Information Security Newsletter has been made
available on the NSF website, at:
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/res_log_sup.jsp.
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