USDA Project Plan
Initiative Name: eAuthentication
Lead USDA Agency: OCFO/NFC
Lead USDA Liaison: Mark Liegey
Other USDA personnel participating in the initiative:
Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
Establish the E- 1. Voting 1. Completed 1. USDA attends all 1. Chris Niedermayer
Authentication member of ESC meetings and
Executive ESC reviews and
Steering comments on
Committee documents as needed
(ESC) to provide
leadership and 2. Attend 2. On-going
oversight to quarterly
operationalize meetings
the E-
Authentication
component
06/2003
Establish the 1. Voting 1. Completed 1. USDA attends all 1. Leslie Pozanek USDA agencies need to be aware of the
Federal Identity member of FICC meetings and FICC Charter and Framework documents
Credentialing FICC reviews and
Committee comments on
(FICC) to define documents as
and put in place needed.
the Federal
Identity 2. Participate 2. On-going 2. Participate on 2. Mark Liegey
Credentialing on working Federal Employee
component of groups Credentialing working
the E- group.
Authentication
initiative 3. Review and 3. Completed
07/2003 comment on
Charter and
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Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
Framework
documents
4. Attend 4. On-going
quarterly
meetings
Establish E- Attend weekly On-going Attend meetings and Owen Unangst and
Authentication Architecture review and comment Mark Liegey
Architecture Working Group on documents.
Team (AWG)
10/2003 meetings
Complete and Review and Completed Business Plan
approve E- comment on accepted by OMB
Authentication document
Business Plan
12/2003
Demonstrate Participate on On-going Owen Unangst and
federated grants.gov pilot Mark Liegey
identity product with WebCAAF
interoperability credentials and
for e-Gov application(s)
initiatives
through proof-of-
concept
12/2003
2
Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
Issue Federated Attend pilot On-going Owen Unangst and
Technical meetings Mark Liegey
Architecture comment on
Design and specification
Component documents
Interface
specifications for
pilot
12/2003
Complete pilot, Assist with 03/2004 Owen Unangst and
issue report successful Mark Liegey
03/2004 completion of
pilot and
compilation of
report
Issue Federated Attend weekly On-going Owen Unangst and
Technical meeting of the Mark Liegey
Architecture AWG and
Design and assist with
Component document
Interface preparation
specifications for
government
wide deployment
06/2004
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Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
Issue Agency Attend weekly On-going Owen Unangst and
Application meeting of the Mark Liegey
Implementation AWG and
Guidance assist with
Document document
06/2004 preparation
Issue draft NIST Review and On-going Reviewed and Mark Liegey
Technical comment of commented on
Guidance on published several drafts –
Authentication versions of awaiting new draft
Systems document from NIST
12/2003
Issue Interim 1. Review and 1. On-going 1. CAF documentation 1. Mark Liegey
Credential comment of has been reviewed
Assessment published and commented on
Framework versions of
(CAF) to document
establish criteria
for evaluating 2. Participate 2. As Needed 2. Will assist eA to 2. Mark Liegey
authentication on assessment conduct CAF as
systems and team CSP’s apply for
CSPs at the four evaluation
determined
assurance levels 3. WebCAAF 3. 01/2004 3. Owen Unangst
03/2004 being
evaluated at
Level 2
4
Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
Publish Interim NFC On-going Waiting for guidance Mark Liegey
Federal Trust Certification from FICC
List of Authority will
authentication apply to be
systems and CSP at level 3
CSPs at
evaluated
assurance levels
04/2004
Issue Initial Review and Completed Reviewed and Mark Liegey
Notice of comment on commented on
Federal document several drafts
Authentication
Policy in Federal
Register
07/2003
Post ERA Project Lead for Completed eAuthentication Risks Mark Liegey
Authentication Government- and Requirements
Risk wide RA tool Analysis (eRA)Tool is
Assessment development posted on the eA
(RA) Tool for website – used to
Government- evaluate the
wide use assurance levels
09/2003 needed to protect on-
line transactions
Issue Final Participate on Completed Authentication Policy Mark Liegey
Federal Register cross-agency document is final legal
Notice for panel to review review at OMB
Federal and reach
Authentication disposition on
Policy (to all public
establish 4 comments from
authentication Federal
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Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
assurance Register Notice
levels)
12/2003
Issue Common Review and Completed Completed by Federal Randy Speed
Federal PKI comment on Bridge PKI Steering
Policy document Committee
12/2003
Issue Common Leslie Pozanek
Federal Smart
Card Policy
03/2004
Issue Common Participate on On-going Waiting for OPM to Mark Liegey
Federal Identity working group take lead on this work
Assurance when it is group
Policy formed
03/2004
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Project USDA Actions Completion Where Today USDA Person Assistance Needed to Complete
Milestone to Achieve Date Leading Action Project
(including date) Milestones (for each action
mm/dd/yyyy)
Establish criteria USDA is asked
for Identity to not
Management participate
Shared Services because of our
01/2004 desire to be
CSPs
(WebCAAF and
NFC)
Issue approved USDA is asked
Identity to not
Management participate
Shared Service because of our
Providers based desire to be
on evaluation of CSPs
capabilities (WebCAAF and
03/2004 NFC)
Issue Waiting for USDA agencies need to be aware
aggregated information aggregated acquisitions that they can
acquisition to from FICC leverage
provide secure,
common,
trustworthy
credentials to
Federal civilian
agencies
05/2004
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