InfoSec / ISPAB / Privacy Panel Meet

The following is taken from the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App, notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Thursday, September 14, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Friday, September 15, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. All sessions will be open to the public.

The Advisory Board was established by the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235) and amended by the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347) to advise the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of NIST on security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal computer systems. Details regarding the Board’s activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/ispab/

Public Participation: The Board agenda will include a period of time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments and questions from the public. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. Members of the public

The meeting will take place at the George Washington University Cafritz Conference Center 800 21st Street, NW., Room 101, Washington, DC.

The Agenda:

• Welcome and Overview.
• NIST Computer Security Division Update.
• Overview of the Privacy Civil Liberties Oversight Board Activities
• Data Security Breaches.
• Privacy Technology Project Discussion.
• Safeguarding Personal Information– Government Steps and Lessons Learned.
• Update Status of Security and Privacy Legislation.
• OMB Update.
• HSPD-12 Status Briefing.
• Wrap-Up.

If you are in the US, this is a good opportunity to enquire about the changes to your civil liberties and pose any questions you may have.