What is Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8570?
Directive 8570 describes guidelines and procedures for the training, certification, and management
of the DoD workforce conducting Information Assurance functions in assigned duty positions. It also
provides guidance on reporting metrics.
What agencies are affected by 8570?
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Military Departments
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Combatant Commands
Office of the Inspector General of the DoD
Defense Agencies
DoD Field Activities
All other organizational entities in the DoD
Who is affected by 8570?
Any full- or part-time military service member, contractor, or local nationals with privileged access to
a DoD information system performing information assurance (security)functions -- regardless of job
or occupational series.
The manual, 8570.01M, specifies that the DoD requires approximately 110,000 identified
Information Assurance professionals to be certified within a five year time period. The Defense
Information Assurance Program office has divided its Information Assurance workforce into six
defined categories. The manual also specifies the types of commercial information assurance
credentials that qualify for each of the defined categories.
When is 8570 effective?
8570 is effective immediately and is mandatory for use by all the DoD Components.
Directive 8570 describes guidelines and procedures for the training, certification, and management
of the DoD workforce conducting Information Assurance functions in assigned duty positions. It also
provides guidance on reporting metrics.
What agencies are affected by 8570?
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Military Departments
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Combatant Commands
Office of the Inspector General of the DoD
Defense Agencies
DoD Field Activities
All other organizational entities in the DoD
Who is affected by 8570?
Any full- or part-time military service member, contractor, or local nationals with privileged access to
a DoD information system performing information assurance (security)functions -- regardless of job
or occupational series.
The manual, 8570.01M, specifies that the DoD requires approximately 110,000 identified
Information Assurance professionals to be certified within a five year time period. The Defense
Information Assurance Program office has divided its Information Assurance workforce into six
defined categories. The manual also specifies the types of commercial information assurance
credentials that qualify for each of the defined categories.
When is 8570 effective?
8570 is effective immediately and is mandatory for use by all the DoD Components.
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