Mission

• Plan, manage, and execute Information Assurance (IA) programs and services for our customers focused on:
  • Fleet and Warfighter needs
  • Innovation, disciplined system engineering and continuous process improvement
  • Interoperability and commercial standards based solutions
  • Tech transition and rapid delivery of capabilities

Competency Definition 

• Scientific and engineering activities that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation
• Development and deployment of technical measures to protect and defend:
  • Networks, cyber systems, computers, and information from disruption, denial, degradation, or destruction and for the restoration of information and information systems
• Primary IA service provider for Team SPAWAR in supporting the warfighter
• Supports multiple warfighting and Homeland Defense missions, including Information Operations (as a supporting capability)

Competency Structure, Core Capabilities, and Current Projects 

5.8.1 Cryptographic and Key Management

• Engineering related to the development or acquisition of new Type 1 and Type 2 and commercial Cryptographic Key Management solutions

Current Projects:

• In-Line Network Equipment (INE) expertise
• High Assurance IP Encryption (HAIPE) product validation of industry products
• HAIPE tools development for the testing and compliancy of high assurance products with standards and specifications
• Support for the development of HAIPE interoperability requirements and adherence to commercial security standards (IPSec)
• Multi-Service Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) engineering support
• Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) engineering support
• Unmanned vehicles IA services
• Link-16 / Link 22 security engineering support

5.8.2  Computer Network Defense – Cyber Security 

Current Projects:

• Computer Network Defense (CND) - Afloat design / engineering / test
• Navy Cyber Situational Awareness
• Computer Network Defense Assist Team (CNDAT)
• Cyber Security Inspection Support (CSI Support)
• Intelligent Agent Security Manager (IASM)
• Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager (VRAM)
• Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System-Maritime (CENTRIXS-M) / Multi-Level Security (MLS)
• P550 CVN-78 C4I IA engineering
• Outside Continental United States Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-NET)
• Enhanced Polar System Gateway (EPS)
• Joint Cross Domain eXhange (JCDX)
• P582 Next Generation Network (NGEN) System Engineering and Integration (SE&I) IA engineering
• SSC Pacific NetSec group (in coordination with LANT NetSec) to ensure secure operation of the SSC RDT&E network.
• JTRS acquisition system documents inputs / reviews / recommendations
• Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS)
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) account management
• SPAWAR Inter-Agency Support to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) S&T
• Marine Force Cyber (MARFORCYBER) services
• CND S&T initiative
• Navy Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementation
• IA engineering support for Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES)
• USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) Class Security Architecture /  IA Systems Engineering

5.8.3  Information Assurance Systems Security Engineering   

• Employs a systems engineering approach to conceive, design, develop, verify and validate IA insertion into DoD and Federal information systems 

Current Projects: C&A projects range from very short term (< 6 months) to projects extending over several years.  Sample projects include:

•  DIACAP/DCID C&A packages for Designated Approving Authority (DAA) decisions
• Designated Information Assurance Manager (IAM) and IAM/PM support
• Secure Wide Area Network (SWAN)
• Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
• US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Transformation Program
• DIACAP & Platform Information Technology (PIT) Support to Naval Facilities (NAVFACs) / P583
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Engineering (NGA-E)
• PMW 770
• Enterprise Mission Assurance Support System (eMASS)
• Enterprise Engineering and Certification (E2C)
• C&A of Non Navy/Non DoD systems