Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Regarding the dire prediction, from June 07, below; Someday is here.
I am being told that all systems(ISs) must be accredited by this summer.
Further, non-Windows XP, unclassified systems must be accredited separately
from the XP accreditation, through their own accreditation process. This
accreditation is very expensive, we are told, and must be born by whichever
group chooses to not use Windows XP. I am also told that, if Joe Blow, in
the next building has his five Macs accredited for $100K, that my need for
accreditation, and funding, is in no way mollified.
Basically, in order to keep our Macs, we would have to quit paying one of
the people that use them.
I would be pleased to hear from anyone who can offer me hope on this.
Keith Putnam
UPM Decision [Fed-Talk] Digest, Vol 4, Issue 151
On 6/7/07 1:03 PM, "email@hidden"
<email@hidden> wrote:
OMB is starting with Windows XP since it is the most widely used OS in the
Federal Government. And Vista adoption is coming very soon. This is a
phased approach towards covering all Operating Systems, eventually to
include Macintosh OSX.
I believe that someday (I don't know OMB's strategy) that OMB will
require, as part of C&A/FISMA, all OSX installations will be required to
have standardized security controls applied.
Someday (maybe soon), any computer that has not undergone Certification
and Accreditation will not be permitted to operate!
It is in the Federal Macintosh community's best interest to ensure that
OSX STIGs are available, that they work, do not break applications, can be
monitored, and they are approved by the powers to be.
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
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Keith Putnam
Stanley Associates
Software Engineering Directorate
256-876-0363
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