DoD Directive 8570.1 & DoD 8570.1 Manual

DoD Directive 8570.1
Information Assurance Training, Certification, and Workforce Management
Signed 14 August 2004

DoD Manual 8570.1M
Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program
Signed 19 December 2005

Who Is Affected?
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Office of the Inspector General of the DoD
Military Departments
Combatant Commands
DoD Field Activities
Defense Agencies
All other organizational entities in the DoD
 

DoDD 8570.1 Policy

- Privileged users and IA managers shall be fully qualified, trained, and certified to DoD baseline requirements to perform their IA duties.

- All IA Technical & IA Management personnel, regardless of job series or military specialty, shall be identified, tracked, and managed so that IA positions are staffed with personnel trained and certified by category, level, and function.

Responsibilities

- Establish, resource, and implement IA training and certification programs for all DoD Component personnel…

- These programs shall train, educate, certify, and professionalize personnel commensurate with their responsibilities to develop, use, operate, administer, maintain, defend, and retire DoD IS.

- Identify, document, and track IA personnel certifications and certification status…

- Capture and report the costs of IA training and certification of personnel

DoD Manual 8570.1 M

- Provides guidance and procedures for the training, certification, and management of the DoD workforce conducting Information Assurance functions in assigned duty positions.

- Provides guidance for the identification and categorization of positions and certification of personnel conducting Information Assurance (IA) functions within the DoD workforce supporting the DoD Global Information Grid (GIG) per DoD Instruction 8500.2.

- The DoD IA Workforce includes but is not limited to all individuals performing any of the IA functions described in this Manual.

DoD Requirements
- Identify all positions performing information system management (IA Management) or privileged access (IA Technical) IA functions by category and level
- This applies to all positions with IA duties, whether performed as primary or additional/embedded duties (full or part-time)
- Train, certify, and obtain the proper security clearance for all personnel (IA Technical & IA Management) identified as part of the IA workforce to accomplish their IA duties

Certification Requirements
- Personnel identified as IA Technical Personnel (IATs) and part of the IA Workforce must obtain and maintain IA & Computing Environment professional certifications.
- Personnel identified as IA Management Personnel (IAMs) and part of the IA Workforce must obtain and maintain IA professional certifications.
- The certification requirements apply to DoD civilian employees, military personnel, local nationals, and support contractors performing IA functions either full or part-time

What are “IA Functions?”
- IA Functions: The specific IA job requirements associated with a category and level. The functions provide a means to distinguish between different levels of work. (Level I, II, &
III) The functional level approach also encourages a broader, more integrated means of identifying what an employee must know to perform the tasks that comprise an IA position
(Technical or Management)…
- IA functions focus on the development, operation, management, and enforcement of security capabilities for systems and networks. Personnel performing IA functions establish IA policies (IA Management) and implement security measures and procedures (IA Technical)

IA Workforce Training Requirements
- Participate in initial training (classroom, distributive, or blended) before, or immediately on, assignment of IA responsibilities.
- Training need not result in award of a military specialty code (e.g., Military Occupational Specialty, Navy Enlisted Classification Code, and/or Air Force Specialty Code), but must be sufficient to meet minimum certification standards

UK Training for DoD IA Baseline Certifications
IA Technical Level I, II & III
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Security+
- ISC(2) SSCP
- ISC(2) CISSP
- Computing Environment (Microsoft, Cisco, etc.)
- Continuing Education

IA Management Levels I, II & III
- ISC(2) CISSP
- CompTIA Security+
- Continuing Education


UK Difference
- Complete Training & Management System
- Cost Effective
- Tracking of IA Workforce Personnel
- Customized Training
- Standardized Training for your IA Workforce
- Continuing Education
- Computing Environment Training
- On-The-Job (OJT) Tracking
- One Management Interface
- Mobile Testing Centers
- Mobile Training Labs
- Complete Oversight of IA Workforce Expenditures

 

Contact Information

- For more information contact Ultimate Knowledge at info@get8570.com OR ski@ultimateknowledge.com