Roles and Responsibilities:

The Contractor shall serve as a subject matter expert on Cybersecurity/Information Assurance
activities based upon a comprehensive knowledge of the principles, policies such as DoD
Instruction 8500.01, DoD Instruction 8510.01, AR 25-1 and AR 25-2, pertinent laws, regulatory
requirements and procedures applicable to each PEO IEW&S program management office, PEO IEW&S
HQ staff, and other external organizations. The contractor shall:
Review Cybersecurity packages (DICAP/RMF) for content and presentation of evidence of proper
implementation of Cybersecurity requirements for the Designated Approving Authority (DAA/AO) .
Provide feedback and consultation to Information System Security Officers (ISSO’s) to ensure
that Authorization to Operate (ATO), Interim Approval to Operate (IATO), Interim Authority to
Test (IATT), and Approval to Connect (ATC) packages meet the PEO standard.
Provide technical expertise to PMs in developing Cybersecurity Strategies (CSSs) as required by
the Clinger-Cohen Act and DoD Acquisition policy, coordinate these CSSs with HQDA for Army
CIO/G6 Approval in order to support major milestone decisions.
Review and coordinate with appropriate stakeholders to respond to taskings from HQDA, PEO IEW&S
Staff, CECOM Staff, other agencies, and Warfighters in the field as they relate to
Cybersecurity for PEO IEW&S Tactical and Developmental systems. (Such as: Public Key
Infrastructure & Host Based Security Systems waivers & exemptions, Windows XP, Vista, and
Server 2003 elimination.)
Maintain the APMS (Army Portfolio Management Solution) database for tracking Information
Assurance accreditation status, and provide portfolio (acquisition) management oversight of all
the Program Manager’s projects, for FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act)
compliance.
Manage and maintain on-line repository of current PEO IEW&S Authorization and Accreditation
(A&A) documentation within all cybersecurity repositories (eMASS, Xacta), and