Trusted Internet Connections (TIC)

Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services (MTIPS) delivers cybersecurity solutions

The Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services (MTIPS) program provides Trusted Internet Connections-compliant managed security services through Networx.

MTIPS provides security for agencies' online traffic and delivers many other cybersecurity solutions. Agencies can use MTIPS to comply with OMB guidance on Trusted Internet Connections (see details on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trusted Internet Connections Initiative).

Government Networx users can get MTIPS as a managed security service, or as part of an agency’s specific statement of work directly with Trusted Internet Connections access providers.

MTIPS industry partners

These industry partners have undergone the TIC Compliance Validation process:

Note: the industry partner links below go to nongovernment commercial websites.

AT&T

• Service Acceptance (PDF, 51k, 06/18/2010)
• Certification and Accreditation (C&A) (PDF, 67k, 06/18/2010)
• Authorization to Operate (ATO) (PDF, 1,586k, 06/18/2010)
• TIC Compliance Validation (TCV) (PDF, 82k, 06/18/2010)

Qwest

• Service Acceptance (PDF, 49k, 06/18/2010)
• Certification and Accreditation (C&A) (PDF, 60k, 06/18/2010)
• Authorization to Operate (ATO) (PDF, 879k, 09/16/2010)
• TIC Compliance Validation (TCV) (PDF, 153k, 06/18/2010)

Sprint

• Service Acceptance (PDF, 50k, 06/18/2010)
• Certification and Accreditation (C&A) (PDF, 62k, 06/18/2010)
• Authorization to Operate (ATO) (PDF, 1,015k, 11/02/2010)
• TIC Compliance Validation (TCV) (PDF, 521k, 06/18/2010)

Verizon

• Service Acceptance (PDF, 57k, 09/07/2010)
• Certification and Accreditation (C&A) (PDF, 81k, 06/18/2010)
• Authorization to Operate (ATO) (PDF, 1,052k, 11/01/2010)
• TIC Compliance Validation (TCV) (PDF, 551k, 09/07/2010)

How MTIPS works

GSA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly developed the requirements for this Networx Trusted Internet Connection Access Provider (TICAP) service. The high-level functional components include:

• Internet access
• Hosted EINSTEIN enclave (a computer network intrusion detection system)
• Security Operations Center (SOC)
• DCID 6/9-compliant Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)
• MTIPS transport

The MTIPS Security Operations Center monitors all information exchanged with external networks to protect agency traffic. The MTIPS transport serves as a collection network for the TIC portal, insulating an agency’s internal network from the Internet and other external networks.

MTIPS features and price structure

Download MTIPS pricing (07/01/2011, PDF, 464k).

The illustration above also depicts the MTIPS pricing structure:

Price = Port + Access + SEDs (Service-Enabling Devices or equipment)

Charges for the port are monthly, with no installation fees. The MTIPS port charge is made up of the following:

• Internet access connectivity
• Failover connectivity
• EINSTEIN enclave
• SOC with cleared staffing
• Security services
• SCIF
• Global and rapid response loops
• Dual site and component redundancy

These optional features are separately priced:

• Encrypted traffic analysis
• Agency security policy enforcement
• Forensic analysis of cyber incidents
• Customized reports
• Agency Network Operations Center/Security Operations Center console
• Custom Certification and Accreditation support
• External Network Connection (IP traffic)
• Encrypted DMZ (Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2-compliant)

Agencies using MTIPS

These agencies are using MTIPS as of October 2011:

• African Development Foundation
• Broadcasting Board of Governors
• Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled - AbilityOne
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Corporation for National and Community Service
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Commerce - Census
• Department of Commerce - Economic Statistics Administration
• Department of Commerce - Hdqtrs (HCHB)
• Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Department of Commerce - National Technical Information Service
• Department of Commerce - U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Department of Labor
• Department of the Treasury - Bureau of the Public Debt
• Department of Transportation - FAA R&D
• Department of Transportation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Executive Office of the President
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Federal Housing Finance Agency
• Federal Labor Relations Authority
• Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
• Federal Trade Commission
• Merit Systems Protection Board
• Millennium Challenge Corporation
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Capital Planning Commission
• National Credit Union Administration
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Labor Relations Board
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation - AMTRAK Police Department
• National Science Foundation
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
• Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
• Office of Government Ethics
• Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
• Office of Special Counsel
• Office of the U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
• Railroad Retirement Board
• Selective Service System
• Small Business Administration
• United States Agency for International Development
• Unites States Commission on Civil Rights
• United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

More information

Download a sample Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the department or agency (banner MOA) (Word, 96k, 01/25/2010)

The shortcut for this page is www.gsa.gov/mtips.