Unless you have been asleep for the last couple of days, you have heard about President Obama’s “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” Executive Order.
Wanted to point you to one of the lesser discussed provisions of the order:
Section 4 (e) reads:
In order to maximize the utility of cyber threat information sharing with the private sector, the Secretary shall expand the use of programs that bring private sector subject-matter experts into Federal service on a temporary basis. These subject matter experts should provide advice regarding the content, structure, and types of information most useful to critical infrastructure owners and operators in reducing and mitigating cyber risks.
I didn’t know which “…programs that bring private sector subject-matter experts into Federal Service…” he meant.
So, I wrote to the GSA (General Services Administration) and they said to look at schedules 70 and 874 at www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov.
I won’t try to advise you on the steps to register for government contract work.
But this is an opportunity for building bridges across the semantic divides in any inter-agency effort.
Do remember where you heard the news!