ALCOAST 033/08
COMDTNOTE 5510
SUBJ: MANDATED ANNUAL COAST GUARD INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY
(ISS) WEB-BASED TRAINING AVAILABILITY
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 231633Z JAN 08/ ALCOAST 030/08
B. DEPARTMENT HOMELAND SECURITY SENSITIVE SYSTEMS POLICY DIRECTIVE
4300A, DHS MD 4300.1
C. COAST GUARD INFORMATION ASSURANCE MANUAL, COMDTINST M5500.13B
1. CANCEL REF A.
2. CG ISS TRAINING IS AN ANNUAL MANDATORY REQUIREMENT TO BE
COMPLETED BETWEEN 1 AUG 07 AND 31 JULY 08. ALL USCG STANDARD
WORKSTATION (SWS) USERS (ACTIVE, RESERVE AND CIVILIAN-INCLUDING
NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS EMPLOYEES, AND AUXILIARY) WITH ACTIVE USER
ACCOUNTS MUST COMPLETE ISS TRAINING. INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN
ACTIVE SWS USER ACCOUNT ARE EXEMPT.
3. ALL SWS USERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE ISS TRAINING
ASAP IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE BURDEN ON HOST SERVERS TOWARD THE END OF
THE CYCLE.
4. CG ISS TRAINING MEETS STANDARDS FOR PERSONNEL SECURITY AWARENESS
AS PROMULGATED BY FEDERAL LAW AND DEPARTMENT MANDATE. THE WEB BASED
ISS TRAINING GUIDES USERS THROUGH INFORMATION SECURITY AS IT
RELATES TO PROPER NETWORK ACCESS (INCLUDING COMMON ACCESS CARD),
EMAIL, INTERNET AND SYSTEM USE.
5. ISS TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR USERS WITH AND WITHOUT EMPLOYEE
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (EMPLIDS).
 A. EMPLID USERS WITH AN ACTIVE SWS ACCOUNT CAN ACCESS ISS TRAINING
AT HTTP://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. SELECT COURSE CATALOG, GENERAL
MANDATED TRAINING, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY TRAINING.
RESULTS ARE FED INTO THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT) SYSTEM
WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.
 B. NON-EMPLID USERS CAN ACCESS ISS TRAINING AT
HTTP://CGWEB.CGIA.USCG.MIL, SELECT LINKS, SELECT TRAINING, AND
SELECT NON-EMPLID CG ISS NON-EMPLID TRAINING.  COMPLETE ALL FIELDS
ENSURING YOU HAVE SELECTED NON-EMPLID ISS. PROCEED THROUGH THE
TRAINING SESSION. ONCE FINISHED, RESULTS WILL BE AUTOMATEDLY
INCORPORATED INTO SCORE REPORTING.
6. YOUR ISSO IS THE KEY POINT OF CONTACT FOR ANY QUESTIONS
PERTAINING TO ISS TRAINING. OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO TRAINING
METHODS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE E-LEARNING TOOL,
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR TRAINING OFFICER.
7. DETAILS PERTAINING TO ISS TRAINING, FISMA SCORECARDS, NON-EMPLID
USER ISS TRAINING RESULTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA)
TOPICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CGCENTRAL IA COMMUNITY PAGE.
8. POC IS ISM2 BRIAN BORKOWSKI (202) 475-3642 BRIAN.J.BORKOWSKI(AT
SYMBOL)USCG.MIL.
9. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
10. RDML D. T. GLENN, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR COMMAND, CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SENDS.