The Department of Defense (DoD) is currently undergoing an organizational process involving Information Assurance (IA) standardization.
DoD 8570 seeks to accomplish the following objectives:
1. Create standards whereby IA Workfoce personnel, at all levels and fuctions, obtain a uniform level of competency with regard to DoD information and networks.
2. Establish a minimum skill level for all IA Workforce personnel throughout the DoD.
3. Provide qualified IA Workforce members to the soldiers that need them.
4. Creation of a set of formal training requirements and establishment of certification programs.
5. Add to the knowledge base of every IA Workforce team member through education or experience.
DoD 8750 document can be found here while DoD 8750 training and assessment can be reached at GIAC/DoD8750.
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