The Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA), founded in 1987, is an organization run by and for information systems security professionals to assist federal agencies in meeting their information systems security awareness, training, education, and certification responsibilities. FISSEA became a NIST program under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) in March 2011. FISSEA conducts an annual fee-based conference and free workshops during the year. Please join the “FISSEA Community of Interest” on GovLoop, to pose questions and receive feedback from colleagues.

March 27-29, 2012 Conference – Huge Success!

2012 FISSEA Conference Program
2012 FISSEA Conference Presentations

2011 FISSEA Educator of the Year Awarded to:

Susan Hansche

FISSEA Educator of the Year 2010, Jim Wiggins, Executive Director, Federal IT Security Institute presenting plaque to Susan Hansche, Program Director, Avaya Government Solutions, Fairfax, VA., FISSEA Educator of the Year 2011. Award presented on March 27, 2012 during the annual conference.

See Susan's nomination letter.

2012 FISSEA Security Awareness, Training, & Education Contest Winners

FISSEA Security Website Contest Winner:
Shelly Tzoumas, U.S. House of Representatives

FISSEA Security Poster Contest Winner:
David Kurtz & Bruce Sharp, Bureau of the Public Debt, U.S. Treasury Department

FISSEA Motivational Item Contest Winner:
Maureen Moore, Sara Fitzgerald, Kimberly Conway, & Mechelle Munn, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
* Also won Peer’s Choice award

FISSEA Security Newsletter Contest Winner:
Maureen Moore, Sara Fitzgerald, Kimberly Conway, & Mechelle Munn, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
* Also won Peer’s Choice award

FISSEA Security Training Contest Winner:
Shelly Tzoumas, U.S. House of Representatives
* Also won Peer’s Choice award

* New this year - 2012 Peer’s Choice Award *

Peer’s Choice Poster Award:
Department of Veterans Affairs, Information Technology Workforce, Development submitted on behalf of Terri Cinnamon

Peer’s Choice Website Award:
Alexis Benjamin, Department of State, Office of Computer Security, Cyber Security Awareness Program

Last updated:May 1, 2012
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