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GTRA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 56, APRIL 2009
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TOP HEADLINES
Government Seizes Opportunity to Build Security into New Critical Infrastructure
Part of the $4.5 billion set aside in the stimulus package for a the Smart Grid will fund go to NIST for development of standard security settings

Johnson to Retire from GSA
Johnson is credited with dramatically improving government access to mission critical technologies and IT solutions

US Government Creates Cloud Computing Security Group
Great Blog about NISTs Cloud Computing Security initiative with links to resources

Hundreds Flock to Camp for Social Networking in Government
Billed as an "unconference", the agenda was decided on-site by delegates and lead to passionate discussions on how to best use Web 2.0 tools to securely interact with the public

Stimulus Czar is Well Prepared for New Role
DeSeve's diverse background and proven track record at the federal, state and local level make many feel he will succeed

FEATURED NEWS

IDC: Stimulus to Pump Billions into Federal IT

Approximately $2.5 billion will go to federal agencies for technology spending

Web 2.0 for the Pros

Interview with Sheila Campbell, co-chairperson of the Federal Web Managers Council, on resources and best practices regarding federal Web 2.0 initiatives

Standards Body Investigates C4I Security Tagging

Different service commands would be able to share information among themselves, as well as with intelligence agencies and foreign military services if they adopted a set of standardized security tags

Green Initiatives Begin to Make Business Sense

Stimulus money focused on green initiatives coupled with new technologies, increased awareness and new directives & incentives are transforming the "Green" movement from a fad to a sustainable business model

GSA Signs Agreement with Web 2.0 Providers

The agreement is the first major initiative to provide agencies the ability to use new media tools without having to worry about meeting legal requirements

Obama Names National Health IT Coordinator

David Blumenthal is tasked with directing how $19.5 billion will be spent to advance implementation of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)

Cyberattack Mapping Could Yield Blueprint for Cyber Defense
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed large-scale simulations based on actual attacks which are analyzed to give insight as to how organized attacks work and how they can be protected against

Officials Struggle With Data for Recovery.gov

Concerns over the quality of data as well as site complexity are hindering site development

OPM:  Feds Can Hire Temporary Workers

The ruling gives agencies the authority to hire temporary workers for up to one-year at any pay grade if the work they do supports the recovery act

Kundra Challenges Government to Lead Tech Revolution
Kundra outlined his four main priorities to be transparency, engagement, innovation and lowering the cost of government

FEATURED GTRA BLOGS

Parham EftekhariGetting Over Your Fear of the Cloud
Parham Eftekhari, Co-Founder & Director of Research and Curriculum Development, GTRA



Andrew BlumenthalBridging the Business & IT Divide
Andrew Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer, ATF, Justice


RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
June 2009 GTRA Symposium
Only $599 until April 3rd,
CLICK HERE to Register!

The GTRA Symposium, June 7-9, 2009 at the Homestead, VA, is designed to provide government CXOs an executive-level forum to learn, collaborate and share best practices across the areas paramount to executing successful IT strategies: Enterprise Architecture, Security, Green IT, Health IT, Defense and Leadership. The GTRA Symposium converges the GTRA Council Meetings, ArchitectureGOV, SecureGOV, GreenGOV, Leadership/HRGOV, HealthGOV taking place at the same time and location for true government-wide collaboration. Each of these individual councils will have a full program while allowing participants to network and share information across technology areas.

This unique forum engages multi-discipline collaboration while balancing the need for in-depth learning on critical subject areas including:
  • Green IT
  • Segment Architecture
  • Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • IT Governance
  • Leadership
  • Records Management
  • Performance Management
  • Telework
  • Contracting
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Cyber Security
  • Social Networking / Web 2.0
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
  • Information Sharing
  • Virtualization
  • Privacy
  • Security Architectures
Tuition includes:
  • Group Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Banquets
  • Interactive Presentations, Live Demonstrations, and Boardroom Meetings
  • Extended Networking Breaks
  • Welcome Cocktail Reception
  • Golf Outing
  • Casino Night
FEATURED SESSIONS
*CLICK HERE to participate in a pre-event discussion with the Symposium speakers - ask questions, request specific information, offer feedback, etc.


Cyber Security Priorities Under the Obama Administration
Vance Hitch, Chief Information Officer, Co-Chair Information Security and Identity Management Committee, Federal CIO-Council, Justice

Achieving Business Transformation Through IT Infrastructure Segment Architecture
Peter Tseronis, Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, Energy

Government Transparency: New Technologies and Applications that are Reshaping Government's Online Presence
George Thomas, Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA

NIST Updates:  Security Certification and Accreditation (800-37) and the Risk Management Framework
Dr. Ron Ross, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST

Knowledge Management and Information Sharing for Open Government and Transparency
Colleen Coggins, Chief Knowledge Officer, Interior

Engineering Data-Centric Services for a Connected World
Dr. Suzanne Acar, Principal Data Architect, FBI
Dave Kelley, Information Assurance Solutions Director, Citizant

Managing Security Risks in SaaS and Contracted Environments
Timothy Ruland, Chief Information Security Officer, Census Bureau

Integrating EA, IT Strategic Planning and Enterprise Portfolio Management
Doreen Cox, Chief Architect, Customs & Border Protection, DHS

Information Sharing in a Net-Centric World: The Impact of Digital Convergence
Mary McCaffery, Senior Advisor, Assistant Administrator, EPA

Consensus Audit: A CISO Panel Discussion
Patrick Howard, Chief Information Security Officer, NRC

The Anatomy of a Privacy Program in the Government: Technology's Role
Marc Groman, Chief Privacy Officer, FTC

Virtual Worlds Presentation
Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young, Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU
Capt. Stephen Mancini, Information Operations and Assurance Department, NDU

Creating a Service Oriented Enterprise
Michael McFarren, Senior Principal, Information Systems Engineer, MITRE

SaaS, The Federal Cloud, and Keeping It All Secure
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Senior Director, Secure Unified Wireless and Mobility Solutions, Corporate Security Programs and Global Government Solutions, Cisco Systems

Next Generation Multi-Factor User Authentication
Dr. Len Mizrah, President & CEO, Authernative

Small Packages, Big Risk: Encrypt Mobile Data
John Jefferies, Vice President, Marketing, IronKey

Building a Federal Cloud
Booz Allen Hamilton


COLLABORATION ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS

Aligning Project Management with Enterprise Architecture
Michael Schievelbein, Program Manager and Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center, Interior

Information Sharing for Agency Success

Dave Kelly, Information Assurance Solutions Director, Citizant

Securing Your Mobile Data
John Jefferies, Vice President Marketing, IronKey

Secure Unified Communications for Your Agency
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Senior Director, Secure Unified Wireless and Mobility Solutions, Corporate Security Programs and Global Government Solutions, Cisco Systems

Identity and Access Management to Secure Your Agency's Data
Dr. Len Mizrah, President & CEO, Authernative Inc.

Securing Your Agency's Cloud
Booz Allen Hamilton

Building a High Performance SOA
iTKO Lisa

Enabling IT to Meet Your Business Needs

eGlobalTech

A Holistic Approach to Security
SecureWorks

Next Generation Vulnerability and Security Testing
Core Security

CONFIRMED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SPEAKERS

Dr. Suzanne Acar, Principal Data Architect, DAS (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Deedee Akeo, Chief Architect, Business Transformation Agency (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Lynn Allen, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Business and Technology Modernization, HUD (Security Council)
Dr. Peter Alterman, Deputy Associate Administrator for Technology Strategy, Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA (Security Council)
Gregg "Skip" Bailey, Former Chief Information Officer, ATF, Justice (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Frank Bauer, Vice President for Government Training and Professional Development, Graduate School, USDA (HR Council)
Dr. Scott Bernard, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Andrew Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer, ATF, Justice (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dr. W. Stan Boddie, PMP, CISSP, Professor of Systems Management, Information Resource Management College, NDU (HR Council)
Dr. Barry Brown, Deputy Director, Enterprise Systems Engineer, Customs and Border Protection, DHS (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Richard "Dick" Burk, Former Federal Enterprise Architect Program Chief Architect, OMB (Health IT Council)
Michael Castagna, Chief Information Security Officer, Commerce (Security Council)
Marian Cody, Chief Information Security Officer, HUD (Security Council)
Colleen Coggins, Chief Knowledge Officer, Interior (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Doreen Cox, Chief Architect, Customs & Border Protection Department, DHS (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Kevin Deeley, Chief Information Security Officer, Justice (Security Council)
Brian Doerk, Senior Enterprise Architect, PMP, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Steve Elky, Chief Information Security Officer, Library of Congress (Security Council)
Norman Enger, Former Director,Human Resources Line of Business Program Management Office, OPM (HR Council)
Ylanda Ford, Director, Enterprise Architecture, OCIO, HUD (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Christopher Fornecker, Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Acquisition Environment, GSA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Sharon Fratta-Hill, Ph.D., VP of Academic Programs and Continuing Education, Graduate School, USDA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Ned Goldberg, Chief Information Security Officer, FDIC (Security Council)
Marc Groman, Chief Privacy Officer, FTC (Speaker)
Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise Architect, Federal Emergency Management Agency (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Chris Hardy, Director, e-Learning and Technology Center, DAU (HR Council)
Brad Harshman, Chief Enterprise Architect, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Kenneth Heitkamp, Assistant Chief Information Officer for LifeCycle Management, Air Force (Security Council)
Dennis Heretick, Former Chief Information Security Officer, Justice (Security Council)
Vance Hitch, Chief Information Officer, Co-Chair Information Security and Identity Management Committee, Federal CIO-Council, Justice (Speaker)
Randolph C. Hite, Director, IT Architecture & Systems Issues, GAO (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Patrick Howard, Chief Information Security Officer, NRC (Speaker & Security Council)
Marlene Howze, Chief Architect/Enterprise Architecture Program Manager, Labor (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Jack Israel, Chief Technology Officer, FBI (Security Council)
John Jefferies, Vice President, Product Marketing, IronKey (Speaker)
Dave Kelly, Information Assurance Solution Director, Citizant (Speaker)
Richard Klemmer
, Chief Enterprise Architect, NTIA, Commerce (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Mischel Kwon, Director, US-CERT, DHS (Security Council)
Mary Lacey, Deputy Program Director, AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense, Missile Defense Agency (Security Council)
Kevin Lawson, Branch Chief, Applications Development Branch, TSA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Phillip Loranger, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Education (Security Council)
Mary McCaffery, Senior Advisor, Assistant Administrator, EPA (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Michael McFarren, Senior Principal, Information Systems Engineer, MITRE (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Debra McKeldin, Chief Enterprise Architect, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS (Enterprise Architecture Council)
John McManus, Former Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Commerce (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Randy Maples, CEA, Deputy Chief Information Officer - Management, FTC (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Capt. Stephen Mancini, Information Operations & Assurance Department, NDU (Speaker)
Ethel Matthews, Senior Advisor to Chief Information Officer, Security and Privacy, SBA (Security Council)
Margaret Mech, Chief Information Security Officer, FTC (Security Council)
Dr. Len Mizrah, President & CEO, Authernative, Inc. (Speaker)
Matt Newman
, Professor of Systems Management, NDU (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Jillian O'Connell, Chief, Enterprise Investment and Information Management, US Geological Survey (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Walt Okon, Senior Enterprise Architect, DoD Enterprise Architecture & Standards Directorate, Defense (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Bajinder Paul, Chief Information Officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Richard Prentiss, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury (Security Council)
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Senior Director, Secure Unified Wireless and Mobility Solutions, Corporate Security Programs and Global Government Solutions, Cisco (Speaker)
Joe Rose
, Chief Architect, Education (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dr. Ron Ross, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST (Speaker)
Larry Ruffin
, Chief Information Security Officer, Interior (Security Council)
Timothy Ruland, Chief Information Security Officer, Census Bureau (Speaker & Security Council)
Peter Sand, Director of Privacy Technology, DHS (Security Council)
Dr. Ronald Sanders, Associate Director of National Intelligence for Human Capital, Chief Human Capital Officer, DNI (HR Council)
Marco Santini, Deputy Director, Customer Accounts & Research, GSA (HR Council)
Daud Santosa, Chief Technology Officer, National Business Center, Interior (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Michael Schievelbein, Project Manager & Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center, Interior (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Tim Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer, Transportation (Mobile & Wireless Council)
Frederick Schobert, Chief Technology Officer, Federal Acquisition Office's Integrated Technology Services, GSA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Joe Seger, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Interior (Security Council)
Donna K. Seymour, Deputy Assistant for Administration for the Under Secretary of the Navy, Navy (Enterprise Architecture Council)
John Sullivan, Chief Architect and Associate Director, EPA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Peter Sullivan, Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Labor (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Eric Sweden, Chief Enterprise Architect, NASCIO (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Harry Tabak, IT Security Officer and Enterprise Architect, National Weather Service (Enterprise Architecture Council)
George Thomas, Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Peter Tseronis, Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, Energy (Speaker)
James Trinka, Director, Training and Technical Development, FAA (HR Council)
Arleas Upton-Kea, Director, Division of Administration, FDIC (HR Council)
Brian Wilczynski, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Defense (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Architect, Chief Technical Officer, Business Mission Area, Defense (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Paul Wormeli, Executive Director, Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young, Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
David Zeppieri, Chief Information Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Enterprise Architecture Council)

Please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or need assistance, and I look forward to seeing you in June!

Warm Regards,

Deborah Kay
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