Science and Technology (S&T) Program Protection
Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC)
The Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC) is a group of Department of Defense (DoD) organizations that promotes and enables software assurance (SwA) and hardware assurance (HwA). JFAC community outreach includes research and development (R&D) activities, interaction among government agencies, and interaction with private industry.
The JFAC
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- Supports program offices by identifying and facilitating access to DoD SwA and HwA expertise and capabilities to reduce vulnerabilities in fielded DoD systems
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- Assesses capability gaps over time and recommends plans to close gaps
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- Develops recommendations for initiatives in support of the DoD R&D strategy to innovate vulnerability analysis, testing, and protection tools for SwA and HwA
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- Enables efficient collaboration and use of SwA and HwA capabilities
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- Serves as DoD point of contact for SwA and HwA interdepartmental and interagency efforts
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- Develops and sustains a Department inventory of SwA and HwA resources, including tool licenses
For additional information or to request support, visit the JFAC portal: https://jfac.navy.mil
Resources
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- Incorporating Software Assurance into Department of Defense Acquisition Contracts
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- Software Assurance Countermeasures in Program Protection Planning
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- State-of-the-Art Resources (SOAR) for Software Vulnerability Detection, Test, and Evaluation: SOAR Report | Appendix E SOAR Matrix (.xlsx format) | SOAR Tool
- Design and Development Process for Assured Software - DoD Software Assurance Community of Practice: Volume 1Cyber Security and Information Systems Information Analysis (CSIAC) Journal:
- State-of-the-Art Resources (SOAR) for Software Vulnerability Detection, Test, and Evaluation: SOAR Report | Appendix E SOAR Matrix (.xlsx format) | SOAR Tool