FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Q. How can I receive copies of the IAnewsletter, Tools Reports, CR/TAs, and SOARs?

A. Copies of the IAnewsletter, Tools Reports, Critical Review and Technology Assessment (CR/TA) Reports. and State-of-the-art Reports (SOAR) can be requested through our Product Request/Technical Inquiry Form.

Q. I would like to contribute an article to the IAnewsletter. What do I need to do to submit it?

A. Download the IATAC Submission Checklist from the IAnewsletter Submission page. Fill out the required form and send your information to IATAC at iatac@dtic.mil


Q. What kinds of products and services are available from IATAC?

A. See a description of our products and services under the "Products" and "Services" Headings.

Q. How do I become a registered DTIC user?

A. If you are with a DoD or Military Service organization, or a Non-DoD U.S. Government Agency, you can register for unclassified or limited information via the telephone or e-mail. However, if you need access to unclassified/limited or classified information you must complete a DD Form 1540 in its entirety with all the required signatures or go to http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/registration/ to register online.
If you are with a DoD or U.S. Government Contractor organization, you can contact DTIC's Registration Branch to request a complete registration kit. Contractors must complete a DD Form 1540 in its entirety and obtain the necessary signatures.
For further details about the registration process, access the URL "http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/registration/".

Q. How do I request technical support from IATAC?

A. See an explanation of how to request support under the "Products" and "Services" Headings, or email us.

Q. What is the Defense Information Assurance Program (DIAP)?

A. The DIAP is DoD's IA management vehicle which provides a common DoD IA implementation framework, continuously monitors and integrates IA activities, and maximizes the return on IA investments. It accomplishes this through the creation of a staff consisting of a core set of DoD personnel augmented by Component IA Program Representatives and IA Functional Representatives. Members of the DIAP include the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), the CIO Council, the Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA), the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Advisor, the Senior DIAP Steering Group, the Director of Information Assurance and the Information Assurance Group (IAG), the DIAP Staff Director, and representatives from the Joint Staff, the Military Services, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and other defense agencies as designated.

Q. What are the current directives, instructions, and guidelines regarding web security? Specifically, is there some sort of checklist for evaluating the sensitivity of information on military web pages?

A. One major source for up-to-date World Wide Web and Internet Security information is the DefenseLINK Web site. For a checklist refer to a "checklist for evaluating information sensitivity" which can be found in Part V Section 2 of the DoD Web Site Administration Policies & Procedures. This document and other references pertinent to web security are listed below with points of contact or URLs if available.

• Department of Defense, Web Site Administration Policies & Procedures, November 25, 1998.
• National Security Agency, Securing Your Web server, Report # C44-022-97, June 20, 1997. (Note: This document is For Official Use Only and is available through Government Agencies. Contact "National Security Agency, ATTN: C44, 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6704, Fort Meade, MD 20755-6704 or (410) 859-6529 for more information.)
• Office of the Secretary of Defense, Policy for Establishing and Maintaining A Publicly Accessible Web Information Service, July 18, 1997, Updated January 9, 1998.
• DTIC Policy and Procedures for Providing DTIC Internet Services, April 1998. (Note: This document can be attained through the IATAC program office.)

Q. What is the purpose of Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD 63), Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)?

A. PDD 63 was issued in response to the findings and recommendations of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCCIP) and states that certain national infrastructures, such as energy, information and communications, and banking and finance are critical to the national and economic security of the United States and the well being of its citizenry, and that the U.S. will take all necessary measures to protect them. The Directive calls for a public-private partnership to provide protection; it establishes a national organizational structure to effect the partnership; and it directs the development of two sets of plans: a Federal department or agency plan to protect its portion of the Federal Government Critical Infrastructure and a comprehensive National Infrastructure Assurance Plan with input from all infrastructure sectors.

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