Boyd Fletcher

Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 6:30 PM

Speaker

Boyd Fletcher
Senior Network Engineer
US Joint Forces Command

Location

Aberdeen Barn
5805 Northampton Blvd. 757.464.1580
Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Outline of Presentation

1. Quick review of trusted o/s theories. (Bell-LaPadula and Biba, Flask/Type Enforcement)
2. Quick review of current and future policy (DOD Regulations, SABI process, DIACAP process, CDMO)
3. Overview of past, present, and future trusted operating systems (Trusted Irix/Solaris/HP-UX, SE Linux, MILS [integrity o/s]) - overview of difference between MLS, MSL, and MILS
4. Quick overview of what we are doing at J9 (CDCIE stuff)
5. Lessons learned from being on the bleeding edge of guard development using Java.

Biographical Sketch

Boyd Fletcher started his career in IT in the banking industry in 1986 and graduated in 1993 from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor's in Computer Science. He has spend most of the last 13 years working for the Department of Defense as a software developer and systems engineer, first as a contractor with a variety of companies and now as a civil servant with the Dept of Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Command. As deputy chief engineer at the United States Joint Forces Command Joint Experimentation Directorate (J9) Prototype Engineering branch, Boyd is responsible for software architecture design and participation in experiments and exercises. His areas of specialty include multi-level security and trusted systems, digital library systems, and collaboration technologies.

Reservations:

Reservations: Reservations are recommended. Please RSVP to by 15 September 2006.

Checks:

Checks should be made out to IEEE and brought to the meeting.

Directions

From I-64 (near Norfolk International Airport)

• Take Exit VA-166 N/NORTHAMPTON BLVD/US-13 N via EXIT 282 toward CHESAPEAKE BAY/BRIDGE - TUNNEL.
• The Aberdeen Barn is 0.9 mile on the RIGHT.

• 6:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting
• 6:30 PM Social Period
• 7:00 PM Dinner
• 8:00 PM Technical Presentation

Meal Costs

• Your choice of prime rib, chicken, or fried flounder. Drinks and gratuity are included.
• Members & Guests: $20.00
• Students$10.00
• There is no charge to attend the presentation.