January 1, 2006
The Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA), founded in 1987, is an organization run by and for information systems security professionals to assist federal agencies in meeting their information systems security awareness, training, education, and certification responsibilities. FISSEA became a NIST program under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) in March 2011. FISSEA conducts an annual fee-based conference and free workshops during the year. Please join the “FISSEA Community of Interest” on GovLoop, to pose questions and receive feedback from colleagues.
Save the Date for the 26th Annual Conference
“Making Connections in Cybersecurity and Information Security Education”
March 19-21, 2013
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Call for Participation: Closed
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2011 FISSEA Educator of the Year Awarded to: |
Susan Hansche |
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FISSEA Educator of the Year 2010, Jim Wiggins, Executive Director, Federal IT Security Institute presenting plaque to Susan Hansche, Program Director, Avaya Government Solutions, Fairfax, VA., FISSEA Educator of the Year 2011. Award presented on March 27, 2012 during the annual conference. |
2012 FISSEA Security Awareness, Training, & Education Contest Winners |
| FISSEA Security Website Contest Winner: Shelly Tzoumas, U.S. House of Representatives |
| FISSEA Security Poster Contest Winner: David Kurtz & Bruce Sharp, Bureau of the Public Debt, U.S. Treasury Department |
| FISSEA Motivational Item Contest Winner: Maureen Moore, Sara Fitzgerald, Kimberly Conway, & Mechelle Munn, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) * Also won Peer’s Choice award |
| FISSEA Security Newsletter Contest Winner: Maureen Moore, Sara Fitzgerald, Kimberly Conway, & Mechelle Munn, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) * Also won Peer’s Choice award |
| FISSEA Security Training Contest Winner: Shelly Tzoumas, U.S. House of Representatives * Also won Peer’s Choice award |
2012 Peer’s Choice Award |
| Peer’s Choice Poster Award: Department of Veterans Affairs, Information Technology Workforce, Development submitted on behalf of Terri Cinnamon |
| Peer’s Choice Website Award: Alexis Benjamin, Department of State, Office of Computer Security, Cyber Security Awareness Program |
| Last updated:January 30, 2013 Page created: October 27, 2006 |
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