TSCP Chairman to Address NATO Workshop

Remarks Focus on Identity Management Standards in Federated Environments
HERNDON, Va., — Keith Ward, Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP) chairman, will present at a NATO workshop that focuses on the need for common standards for identity management in federated environments.

Ward joins representatives from the U.S. Army, Citigroup, Oracle, and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) to discuss the challenges of identity assurance and intellectual property protection in organizations that deal with highly sensitive information. In his role as TSCP chairman, Ward leads the global aerospace and defence (A&D) industry’s efforts to define and develop best practices for federated trust environments – a critical step on the path to secure, cross-domain collaboration.

WHO: Keith Ward, TSCP chairman

WHAT: Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP)

WHEN: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:25 a.m. CET

WHERE: “Identity Management in a Federated Environment”, Courtyard
Marriott Hotel, Avenue des Olympiades 6, Brussels
TSCP is a unique industry partnership focused on establishing a common framework for federated collaboration, mitigating the risks related to compliance, complexity, cost and IT that are inherent in large-scale, collaborative programs that span national jurisdictions. Members include Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Microsoft, CA Inc., the U.S. Secret Service, France’s Network and Information Security Agency (ANSSI), and Rolls-Royce.

For more information on this event visit http://www.afcea.org/europe/html/NATO-workshop.asp – TSCP