Resources

Microsoft Resources

• Security Guidance: 
  • Windows Vista Security Guide
  • Windows XP Security Guide
  • Windows Server 2003 Security Guide
  • Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP

Government Resources

• OMB memo 7-11, issued on March 22, 2007: "Implementaiton of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating Systems."
• OMB memo 7-18, issued on June 1, 2007 "Ensuring New Acquisitions Include Common Security Configurations."
• NIST's FISMA homepage: "FISMA Implementation Project." 
• NIST FAQ on security guidance for Windows Vista: "Guidance for Securing Windows Vista."
• Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), driven by NIST, OSD, DHS, NSA, and DISA: "The Information Security Automation Program and The Security Content Automation Protocol."
• NIST's Security Configuration Checklist program: "Security Configuration Checklist Program for IT Products."
• NIST's security guide for Windows XP: "Guidance for Security Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals."

FDCC in the media 

• Federal Computer Week
  • OMB finalizes acquisition language for standard desktop configuration, June 5, 2007
  • OMB to help agencies with standardized desktop configuration, May 24, 2007
  • OMB: Vista is an opportunity to set desktop standards, March 26, 2007
• Government Computing News
  • A Path to a Standard Desktop, June 4, 2007
• Government Executive
  • OMB sets security standards for Windows computers, March 20, 2007
• Information Week
  • White House Sets Single Security Configuration For Windows Computers, June 29, 2007

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Current Status On March 19, Karen Evans, Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology