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From: compsecpubs@... [mailto:compsecpubs@...] On Behalf Of
Patrick O'Reilly
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:55 PM
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Subject: NIST Announces the Release of Draft Special Publication 800-16
Revision 1


NIST announces the release of the Initial Public Draft (IPD) of
Special Publication 800-16, Revision 1, Information Security Training
Requirements: A Role- and Performance-Based Model. This publication
is now available for public comment.

The comprehensive training methodology provided in this publication
is intended to be used by federal information security professionals
and instructional design specialists to design (1) role-based
training courses or modules for personnel who have been identified as
having significant responsibilities for information security, and (2)
a basics and literacy course for all users of information systems.

We encourage readers to pay special attention to the Notes to
Reviewers section, as we are looking for feedback on the many changes
we have made to this document.

Comments will be accepted until June 26, 2009. Comments should be
forwarded via email to 800-16comments@....

URL to Draft SP 800-16 Rev. 1:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html#800-16-rev1


Quick update - in the email sent to list on March 3, the NIST IR 7536
2008 Computer Security Division Annual Report was released. We have
updated the PDF file for this document. We now have a final layout
version available which includes charts, graphics, etc. The text
inside this report did not change. For those interested in viewing
the final printed version can find the updated PDF file here:

It is a PDF file and depending on your Internet speed, it may take a
couple extra seconds to load - PDF file is about 3.9 MB.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/ir7536/NISTIR-7536_2008-CSD-Annual-
Report.pdf