Controlling Authority COMSEC & EKMS Conference

FBC will once again host the 2011 Controlling Authority COMSEC & EKMS Conference at the Waikiki Marriott Resort and Spa from Monday, March 7 through Friday, March 11, 2011; with exhibits open Tuesday and Wednesday.

About the Conference:
The purpose of this conference is to allow USPACOM CONAUTH/CMS/EKMS Managers/Users the opportunity to meet on a yearly basis to facilitate the EKMS PHASE Conversion, Key Management Infrastructure and Cryptographic Modemization. Only by understanding the context and content of NSA’s electronic keying concept can managers/users facilitate their role as a viable resource for supporting the warfighter with CONAUTH/COMSEC/EKMS requirements. This conference will help managers/users understand the whole, and parts of each level of TIER. The objective is to understand the impact of the rapid and changing electronic key management system.

USPACOM J61 Combined Communications Interoperability Division - Office of the Theater COMSEC Manager will provide the speakers for this conference. Topics covered at this conference will include cryptographic modernization, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5, key management infrastructure (KMI), international EKMS, JCMO CENTRIXS, Tier-0/Tier-1 Operations, and KG-250 Operations.

To view the synopsis, visit: http://www.fbcinc.com/ekms/agenda.aspx. The conference agenda will be added as it is developed.