advancing identity management (2007)
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Advancing Identity Management
Duane BlackburnOffice of Science & Technology Policy
November 27, 2007
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The Executive Office of the President
Office of theVice President
Domestic Policy CouncilNat’l Economic Council
Nat’l AIDS Policy
Council of Environmental Quality
Council of Economic Advisors
National Security Council
Office of Science & Technology Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Office of Management & Budget
US Trade Representative
Office of Administration
White House Office(HSC, Freedom Corps, Faith-Based Initiatives)
Primarily career staff
Primarily political staff
Mix of political, detailees and career
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OSTP – What We Do• Advise the President and others within the Executive
Office of the President on the impacts of science and technology on domestic and international affairs;
• Lead an interagency effort to develop and implement sound science and technology policies and budgets;
• Work with the private sector to ensure Federal investments in science and technology contribute to economic prosperity, environmental quality, and national security;
• Build strong partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments, other countries, and the scientific community;
• Evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of the Federal effort in science and technology.
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OSTP – How We Do It►Engage the budget process; Work with OMB & agencies►Review/Approve regulations, testimony, strategies, etc.►Getting the word out
►Advisory committee meetings►National Academies’ panels►National Labs, universities, etc.►Occasional workshops & conferences
►Coordinate Interagency Activities via the National Science and Technology Council
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NSTC Organizational Framework
PresidentVice President
Director, OSTP
NSTCCabinet Secretaries, Agency Heads
PCAST (private sector advice)
Executive SecretaryAgency POCs
CommitteeCo-Chairs, Agency Members
Exec. Sec.Agency RepsOSTP, OMB
Subcommittee
Working Group
Task Force
Working Group
Task Force
Task Force
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New Concept? Or New Functionality?
New Applications and Technical Possibilities
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IdM today: Lots of Interest!► Identity Theft►Financial►Border Control►Virtual Identities►Law Enforcement►Telecommunications►Computing►Benefits Management►eGovernment►Healthcare►Defense►Transportation
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What is needed for the future?
► Identity Management Foundation►What is “identity management?”►Gravell: Identity Management HTML analogy
►Ensure Accurate Public Discussions► “Promoting a scientifically educated and aware public is
necessary if we are to make the appropriate decisions about the nation’s R&D investments, guide the adoption and debate the societal implications of new science and technologies, and reap the maximum benefits from our investments. The quality of these efforts underpins the entire US scientific enterprise.”
■ Science for the 21st Century
►Both of these require collaboration and consistency among the government, industry and academic communities
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Foundation Building Blocks
►HSPD-12; PIV►Multiple groups with varying interests worked together
to develop an approach that is generally agreeable►Significant back-end infrastructure in place to establish
a trusted root identity►Large scale implementation►Foundation is being leveraged for other public & private
sector programs
►Federal Biometric Efforts►Biometrics are closest real-time association with a core
identity possible►Federal system of systems enables “one person, one
identity” when necessary
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NSTC Subcommittee on Biometrics & IdMCo-Chair (Overall)
Duane Blackburn, OSTP
Emeritus Co-ChairsKevin Hurst, OSTP
Chris Miles, DHS S&T
Executive SecretaryMichelle Johnson, FBI (SETA)
Subcommittee Department
Leads
Interoperability
Co-Chair (Biometrics)Brad Wing, DHS/US-VISIT
Co-Chair (Identity Management)Jim Dray, NIST
Standards Biometrics RDT&E S&T Assistance
Communications Privacy
IdM Task Force??
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Ensure Accurate Public Discussions
►Current discourse is fundamentally flawed►People are clueless about what the private sector is
already doing►Government not adequately explaining plans and
rationale for decisions►Technical industry focusing on solutions without
considering the driving business case►Technology privacy community is in its infancy
■ learning to stand up, but isn’t walking yet►Obstructionists are doing what they do best►The media is loving the conflict►The public is confused and irritated
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Discussing IdM programs
To correctly analyze, and truly understand, an IdM system, one must properly understand several factors:
►Business case ►Enrollment and vetting►Technology Selection►Usage (including maintenance and termination)
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Next Steps
►Start to build foundation► IdM TF
■ What do we need to know?■ Where do we need to focus?
►What other activities/people do we need to be aware of, collaborate with, etc.?
►Ensure accurate public discussions►How do we ensure the public, press & Congress have a
good understanding?► ITAA can be a voice of learned reason
■ Only beneficial if done correctly
