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IC Technical Specifications
Abstract Data Definition for Electronic Records Management
Overview
The Abstract Data Definition for Electronic Records Management defines common conceptual data elements that support the management of record information. This specification is maintained by the IC Chief Information Officer via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).
Electronic Data Management (EDM) is necessary to manage information from initial ingest into the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) through final data disposition, in accordance with legislation such as the Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and direction from the Executive Branch. This applies to permanent and temporary records. To enable originating IC elements to fulfill records management responsibilities, IC ITE Service Providers shall provide the means to audit, track, manage, and disposition information, using agreed upon metadata tags that can be adapted to changing missions and records management practices. EDM will help automate the sharing, processing, routing, discovery, and controlled access of information. EDM is necessary to enable users to quickly discover information related to FOIA and Privacy Act cases and other specialized legal requests, identify documents for mandatory declassification, and respond to other open government initiatives. Bottom line, IC ITE must provide capabilities to effectively manage electronic information, which President Obama described in Presidential Memo M-12-18 as "the backbone of open Government."
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Mission Requirements
Electronic Data Management (EDM) is necessary to manage information from initial ingest into the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) through final data disposition, in accordance with legislation such as the Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and direction from the Executive Branch. This applies to permanent and temporary records. To enable originating IC elements to fulfill records management responsibilities, IC ITE Service Providers shall provide the means to audit, track, manage, and disposition information, using agreed upon metadata tags that can be adapted to changing missions and records management practices. EDM will help automate the sharing, processing, routing, discovery, and controlled access of information. EDM is necessary to enable users to quickly discover information related to FOIA and Privacy Act cases and other specialized legal requests, identify documents for mandatory declassification, and respond to other open government initiatives. Bottom line, IC ITE must provide capabilities to effectively manage electronic information, which President Obama described in Presidential Memo M-12-18 as "the backbone of open Government."
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Cyber Security
The cyber threat is simultaneously a national & homeland security threat and a counterintelligence problem. State and non-state actors use digital technologies to achieve economic and military advantage, foment instability, increase control over content in cyberspace and achieve other strategic goals — often faster than our ability to understand the security implications and neutralize the threat.
NCSC works with the U.S. Government cyber community and the IC, to provide the CI and security perspective on foreign intelligence and other threat actors’ cyber capabilities and provides context and possible attribution of adversarial cyber activities.
Relevant Reports, Briefings & Reading Material:
Provides an indispensable series of basic steps every American can take to safeguard their home networks from cyber intrusions
Ci tips for cyber smarts:
- Spear Phishing and Common Cyber Attacks (PDF)
- Mobile Device Safety (PDF)
- Social Media Safety (PDF)
- Reducing Your Digital Footprint (PDF)
Other Links:
Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC)
Joseph Weirsky
Joe Weirsky serves as the Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). He brings nearly three decades of operational and intelligence experience from the U.S. Marine Corps and the Intelligence Community. In his current role, he guides the Center’s efforts to analyze and integrate all intelligence related to terrorism and to drive whole-of-government strategic operational planning to protect the nation from terrorist threats.
Mr. Weirsky grew up in New Jersey where he enlisted into the Marine Corps and served for 26 years retiring in 2020 as a Master Gunnery Sergeant. After attending boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina and graduating the School of Infantry, he served at Marine Barracks 8th & I, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, and then spent 15 years serving within the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. His military career spanned the Global War on Terror era with multiple deployments, multiple combat deployments, and other worldwide operations, for which he earned several personal and combat awards. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he spent 5 years in private industry, most recently serving as a Chief Operating Officer prior to joining NCTC.
Dedicating a significant portion of his career to military service, Mr. Weirsky specialized in counterterrorism and national security operations aimed at confronting the United States’ most dangerous adversaries. Over the years, he played a key role in identifying emerging threats from hostile nations and non-state actors alike, contributing to strategic missions both at home and abroad. His expertise in combat operations, intelligence analysis, threat assessment, and operational leadership earned him recognition for his unwavering commitment to protecting the American people and safeguarding the homeland.