The IT Roundtable will hold a workshop at NASA Headquarters on the following topic:

BEST PRACTICES WITH THE FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT ACT (FISMA)

FISMA directs IGs or their designee to perform an annual independent evaluation of the information security program and practices of their agencies, including a review of an appropriate subset of agency systems. Various individuals from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and IG organizations will provide information on current FISMA-related activities and share their views on fulfilling IG FISMA responsibilities. Specific workshop topics include:

• OMB observations on past FISMA audits and evaluations conducted by IGs or their designee
• Current FISMA-related efforts at OMB
• Current and upcoming FISMA-related guidance and publications from NIST
• Recently formed standing group to address FISMA-related issues
• Approaches to conducting FISMA audits and evaluations, including discussions of internally developed and commercially developed tools used by IGs to streamline the audit/evaluation process, and to assist agencies in meeting their FISMA responsibilities.

LIMITED SEATING IS AVAILABLE.

Registration details of the workshop are as follows:

Date:	January 13, 2004
Location:	NASA Headquarters
	300 E Street, S.W.
	Washington, D.C. 20540
	(Federal Center SW Metro Stop)
	Room (to be announced)
Time:	8:30 a.m. to noon

If interested in registering for the workshop, please contact Ms. Denise Holley on (202) 358-2566 or by email at denise.holley@nasa.gov. Registration must be received no later than COB on Thursday, January 8, 2004. For security processing purposes, the following information must be provided to Ms. Holley at the time of registration:

• Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial
• Citizenship
• Company/Agency Represented
• Telephone Number

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