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February 2012 VCAT Meeting Agenda



VCAT Meeting Agenda
Department of Commerce, Herbert Hoover Building, Room 4830, Washington, DC
February 8-9, 2012

ALL VISITORS MUST PRE-REGISTER TO BE ADMITTED
Contact stephanie.shaw [at] nist.gov (Stephanie Shaw) by January 31, 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
9:00 am Call to Order
Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair
9:05 am NIST Overview and UpdatePatrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
9:45 am
VCAT Elections and Administrative Issues
10:00 am
Overview and Discussion of the Department of Commerce Priorities
U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson
10:45 am
Follow up discussion with Dr. Gallagher on NIST Update
Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
11:15 am

Break

11:30 am
Overview of the Administration's Priorities in Advanced Manufacturing
Jason Miller, Special Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy, National Economic Council, Executive Office of the President
11:50 am
Discussion
12:00 pm Lunch, Room 4830 (VCAT and NLB)
1:00 pm NIST and the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership National Program Office
Michael Molnar, Chief Manufacturing Officer, NIST
1:15 pm
Discussion
1:25 pm Update on the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on StandardsMary Saunders, Director, Standards Coordination Office, NIST
1:40 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm
Overview of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)Chuck Romine, Director, Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), NIST
2:05 pm
Discussion
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm
Overview of the National Cybersecurity Center of ExcellenceDonna Dodson, Chief, Computer Security Division and Deputy Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, ITL, NIST
2:45 pm
Discussion
2:55 pm
Overview of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) National Program OfficeJeremy Grant, Senior Advisor, NSTIC, ITL, NIST
3:10 pm
Discussion
3:20 pm
VCAT Administrative Session - Draft Initial Observations, Findings and Recommendations for the 2011 VCAT Annual Report
Thursday, February 9, 2012**
9:00 am

Administration's S&T Priorities and Directions
Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

9:20 am Discussion
9:30 am

Presentation of Initial Observations, Findings and Recommendations for 2011 VCAT Annual Report to the NIST Director
Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair

11:30 am
Adjournment
**Public comments will be inserted in the morning of February 9 if needed.
Created January 23, 2012, Updated September 9, 2021