DITSCAP AND IA CERTIFICATION SYMPOSIUM HELD AT FORT HOOD, TX ON OCT. 30 AND 31, 00 CALL FOR PAPERS AND VENDOR PARTICIPATION -- -- -- -- -- DISC 4, the Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Army, and the Fort Hood Information Technology Support Activity are sponsoring an Information Assurance Certification Program and DITSCAP Symposium. The conference will focus on the DITSCAP certification process and level 1 information assurance certification. It is required for all DOIM's, CIO's and IT managers from the Department of the Army to attend at least one of the DISC4 certification programs by the end of 2000. The program will also attract the new First Digital Army Forces that are based on Fort Hood. -- -- -- -- -- -- - TOPICS: Two topics will be addressed during the program. -- - First Three days: DISC4 Information Assurance Certification Program for IRMs, DOIMs, and CIOs within the Army. -- -- -- -- -- Last Two Days: DITSCAP -- DoD Information Technology Security Certification & Accreditation Process. DITSCAP's Purpose is to provide Army Information Systems Security professionals with and overview of ISS policies and specific practices of the new DOD standardized certification and accreditation process. It is a process to certify that a network is compliant with the Army's IA regulations. -- -- -- -- -- TECHNOLOGIES OF INTEREST: Electronic Commerce, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, Information Assurance, Networking, Remote Network Management, ATM, Securely posting information Digital Signatures, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Network Security, VPN (Virtual Private Networking) and other IT needs for Fort Hood and the Department of the Army. -- -- -- -- -- LOCATION: The Plaza & Conference Center; Killeen, TX -- -- -- -- -- CONFERENCE (5 DAYS): October 30-November 2, 2000, -- -- -- -- -- EXHIBITS (2 DAYS): October 30-31, 2000. DISC4 and the Information Technology Support Activity have chosen Technology Forums as the contractor to help produce the event. Call today to confirm your exhibit space and submit your presentation abstract (Presentation Abstracts are Due September 13, 2000) -- -- -- -- -- CALL (703)921-0891, Frank@TechnologyForums.com E-MAIL: Contact Frank Powell for additional information on, Frank@TechnologyForums.com. Posted 07/21/00 (W-SN477457).

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