“Building, operating and securing the Global Information Grid (GIG) for the Department of Defense is a complex and ongoing challenge. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Cyber Identity and Information Assurance has developed a strategy for meeting this challenge, which is available here: Build and Operate a Trusted GIG – Identity & Information Assurance Related Policies and Issuances – Developed by the DoD CIO, IIA Deputate. Last Updated: October 18, 2011. In the CIIA Strategy, the primary goal areas are as listed as follows:

• Organize for unity of purpose and speed of action (shortened to “Organize” in the chart).
• Enable secure mission driven access to information and services (shortened to “Enable” in the chart).
• Anticipate and prevent successful attacks on data and networks (shortened to “Anticipate” in the chart).
• Prepare for and operate through cyber degradation or attack (shortened to “Prepare” in the chart).”
• The Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC) is a U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (IAC) sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), and Assistant Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering (ASDR&E). IATAC is hosted by Booz Allen Hamilton.”