Automated Certification and Accreditation Solution

Year
2003
Author(s)
Ernest Smiley - NCI Information Systems, Inc.
Abstract
Although federal agencies rely on information technology (IT) and systems to execute important missions and to improve productivity, most federal agencies do not have the resources needed to automate their certification and accreditation (C&A) processes. Traditional C&A processes for information systems are, in fact, quite limited. As IT features and capabilities become more complicated, the complexity of information infrastructures increases. The more complex a system is, the more difficult it is to protect and defend its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.