NOAA IT Security Conference

The NOAA IT Security Office hosts the IT Security Day & Expo annually; comprised of security related sessions as well as a full exposition with industry-leading vendors. The target audience is users, managers, network administrators, and ITSO`s. In addition, all NOAA employees, past IT Security Day attendees and Department of Commerce employees in security positions will receive promotions leading up to the event. Past events all had over 200 attendees. Vendors are highly encouraged to participate in the Security Day sessions as they will gain insight into the latest happenings inside NOAA. This year's sessions will fall under the theme of the day "Protect Your Personal Information".

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA is a supplier of Environmental Information Products. Since one of the most important resources in our society is information, NOAA supplies information to its customers that pertains to the state of the oceans and the atmosphere.

The NOAA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is responsible to ensure NOAA's programs make full and appropriate use of information technology. The NOAA OCIO oversees the expenditure of approximately $600 million each year in information technology (IT) spending alone - computer hardware, software, services, networking, and telecommunications. High priority is being focused on IT security, critical infrastructure protection and Homeland Security, in order to ensure the integrity and continuity of operations of NOAA systems, data, products, and services. High priority is given to the use of the internet, technology refresh for our technical infrastructure, infrastructure consolidation, geospatial service capabilities, data throughput capabilities, data archiving capacities, and program management for NOAA`s IT investment portfolio.