NSF hires info security specialist

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1002/web-nsf-10-02-00.asp

BY Paula Shaki Trimble
10/02/2000

The National Science Foundation is the latest agency to hire an
information security specialist to assist the chief information
officer.

Dara Murray joined NSF Sept. 24 as information systems security
specialist. She will develop, evaluate and monitor policies and
controls systems for an NSF-wide security program.

Murray has been a computer security specialist at the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and most recently was a security program manager
at the Justice Department.

In recent months, several federal agencies have established agencywide
information security programs, in part to meet the requirements of
Presidential Decision Directive 63. PDD 63 requires all federal
agencies to protect their critical IT infrastructure by May 2003.

This past spring, the Federal Aviation Administration opened a new
information security office under its CIO with former Year 2000 lead
Raymond Long as its director.

FAAs parent agency, the Transportation Department is recruiting its
own information security expert, and CIO George Molaski hopes to
elevate the position to the senior executive level.


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