DFARS 252.239-7001 Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification.

In plain English

This clause requires the contractor to make sure that personnel who access information systems hold proper and current information assurance certifications for the information assurance functions they perform, as set out in DoD 8570.01-M. It also requires the contractor to give the Government documentation of those certifications on request, and personnel without proper and current certifications will be denied access to DoD information systems for information assurance work.

Applies to: Contractors whose personnel perform information assurance functions on DoD information systems

What it requires

• Ensure personnel accessing information systems have proper and current information assurance certification to perform information assurance functions in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M
• Meet applicable information assurance certification requirements, including DoD-approved workforce certifications for each category and level in the current DoD 8570.01-M and appropriate operating system certification for information assurance technical positions
• Provide documentation supporting the information assurance certification status of personnel performing information assurance functions upon request by the Government

Key terms: information assurance certification · information assurance functions · DoD 8570.01-M · information assurance workforce certifications · operating system certification

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