US Census Bureau IT Security Conference & Expo

The Census Bureau’s Information Technology Security Office (ITSO) and the Census Bureau's Data Stewardship Office is putting together a series of workshops on 'Information Security' and 'protecting your information' to lead up to their Annual IT Security Awareness Conference. This specific workshop will take place on June 5, 2013 with a focus on Security Issues.

The workshop is intended to raise computer security awareness for Census employees and contractors. The Security Workshop will feature various speakers from the U.S. Census Bureau as well as other government agencies and industry. All exhibitors are encouraged to attend the sessions.

About the Census Bureau
The mission of the Bureau of the Census within the Economics and Statistics Administration (under the Department of Commerce), is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the Nation’s people and economy.

The Census Bureau employs nearly 12,000 people with the workforce expanding dramatically when the census is taken every 10 years. With the headquarters just outside Washington, DC in Suitland, MD, the Census Bureau also has 12 regional offices: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Seattle; and a processing center in Jeffersonville, IN.

Speaking Opportunity

The Census ITSO’s Chief Information Officer would like to reach out to the industry community to achieve its mission of Securing Technology. Industry speaking opportunities are available. Suggested speaking topics include, but are not limited to: Personal Information Safety, Online Safety, Printing safety, etc. Please send brief abstracts and speaker information to Mark Gable at mark@fbcinc.com.