SUBJECT: DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)

The Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) is replacing with the DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP). More on DITSCAP can be found at the DOD's IASE website.

What is DIACAP?
The DIACAP is the DoD process for identifying, implementing, and validating information assurance controls, for authorizing the operation of DoD information systems, and for managing information assurance posture across DoD information systems consistent with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

What is so special about the DIACAP?
It will replace DoDI 5200.40 and DoD 8510.1-M
Guide for compliance with the Global Information Grid
Supports Netcentricity.

Follow this link to my interpretation of the DIACAP Policy.

What will we have to do differently with the DIACAP. (soon)