The TSO Information Systems Security Program Manager (ISSPM) is a functional area that is responsible for ensuring the security of the TSO Information Systems to include:

managing ISS efforts within their OCIO component, in accordance with Federal mandates and guidance and USDA policies;

leading, monitoring, and reporting on guidance and compliance with Departmental and Federal security policies to oversight agencies;

developing, coordinating and maintaining information systems security policies, procedures and guidelines for the protection of all information resources under their responsibility;

coordinating and preparing their component's annual ISS program plan;

establishing or implementing standards to identify major application systems and their overall security needs;

developing and implementing a comprehensive risk management program, which ensures security risks are identified, evaluated, and have appropriate countermeasures in place;

ensuring security is included in all stages of each system's lifecycle;

ensuring development of system security plans, and similar documents, as needed for each general support system or major application system;

investigating security system breaches and recommend emergency procedures;

maintaining and analyzing records of security problems and violations and recording in accordance with OCIO incident reporting procedures;

developing and maintaining the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for disaster recovery; provide Yearly IT Summit Training (MS Word 522K), and

maintaining a home page at the www.usda.gov web site for the ISSPM office.

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/tso/isspm_index.html