USTRANSCOM places in National Security Agency competition

Members of the U.S. Transportation Command have once again received an award from the National Security Agency for providing outstanding information systems security.

More than 130 workers from USTRANSCOM sections including, J2, J3 and J6, were responsible for the command’s receiving second place honors in the NSA Frank B. Rowlett award program. The competition included 18 organizations.

The NSA established the Information Systems Security National Awards in 1989 to recognize outstanding organizational and individual excellence in the field of information systems security.

Today these annual awards, named in honor of crypto-logic pioneer Frank B. Rowlett, recognize significant contributions to the information assurance discipline.

The Rowlett Award program recognizes individual and organizational one-time or long-term achievement in the improvement of national information systems security, information assurance readiness, or defensive information operations.
 

“This is a government-wide award,” Scott Maberry, an NSA IA (Information Assurance) liaison said.  “It’s not just DOD; it’s open to anyone in the federal government.”

According to Maberry, in order for an organization to be considered for the award, an organization must exhibit the ability to identify and solve significant IA problems, threats, or vulnerabilities; show mission accomplishments and successes at the organizational level resulting from the application of IA; provide a significant contribution to the elements or the nation's IA posture.

USTRANSCOM has placed first in the Rowlett Award program in 1997, 2000 and 2003 and runner up four other years since the competition’s inception.

First place went to The Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) for demonstrating a steadfast commitment to excellence in securing and defending Navy networks worldwide against a persistent and adaptive threat.

“In essence if an organization wins this award, or is one of two runners up, they are among the very best in U.S. government at protecting their systems and information,” said James Aldrich, USTRANSCOM NSA representative.

     
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