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NIST moves forward on RMF 2.0
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working hard to incorporate critical privacy controls into the next version of its Risk Management Framework by the end of the year.
NIST Fellow Ron Ross told FCW that “we’re in a full-court press” to make a variety of critical changes to RMF 2.0.
NIST plans to release a draft of the revised framework in September, followed by a final draft in November and publication early next year.
The work to incorporate changes to the RMF has included discussions with the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on the privacy additions, Ross said after he participated in a panel discussion at FCW’s Cybersecurity Summit in August.
Those discussions with OIRA are important because the latest version of the RMF will cover a number of critical areas beyond privacy, including the supply chain and systems engineering, Ross said. The draft update also ties the RMF more closely to the Cybersecurity Framework.
He added that privacy is becoming one of the most critical issues in cybersecurity because it cuts across so many other areas.
RMF 2.0’s privacy provisions will address how organizations can assess and manage risks to data and systems by focusing on protecting individuals’ personally identifiable information.
Ross emphasized that IT security and privacy are complementary in defending against unauthorized system activity and behavior.
$640M in new procurements from DHS’ Office of Cybersecurity and Communications
is expected by 2020
Army Cyber Command brings on first direct commission officers
  The first cyber officers recruited through the Army Cyber Command’s pilot direct commission program are ready for duty.
1st Lts. James Gusman and Timothy Hennessy graduated from officer training in May and were expected to begin their 12-week cyber-specific training at Fort Gordon, Ga., in July, Army Cyber School Commandant Brig. Gen. Neil Hersey said during a media event introducing the officers.
The pilot program was launched last year as a way to
boost the service’s cyber force and attract talent from the commercial sector. Direct commissioning for candidates with high-demand skills has been used to attract physicians, attorneys and chaplains to the military ranks.
Both officers have military backgrounds and advanced degrees in relevant fields.
Hersey said the program has already cycled through its second batch of applicants, with five recommended for entry to the program.
For its first round, the program received 249 applications, with 181
completed and screened. Nine were sent to the selection board, and Gusman and Hennessy were the only two chosen.
 1st Lts. James Gusman and Timothy Hennessy
Army Cyber Command has made some changes to the pilot program since it launched, including creating a student loan system that provides as much as $65,000 during an officer’s initial three-year term.
Additionally, Congress is considering expanding the program to all military services up to the colonel level, which would attract more senior talent from industry.
Military officials have criticized the program’s rank limitations because the pay cannot compete with private- sector salaries.
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