The Slandala Company was recently established, but our staff has more than 25 years of Information Assurance experience addressing the entire IT lifecycle:
• The United States Navy
• The Department of Defense
• The National Security Agency
• The Department of State
• The Department of Commerce
• The Defense Information Systems Agency
• The United States Navy
• The Defense Information Systems Agency
Our staff has developed, documented and tracked IT system requirements for developing systems and throughout the system life cycle. We have provided similar services for security specific efforts, including Common Criteria evaluations and NSA's Functional Security Requirements Specification (FSRS). We have provided this type service for clients like:
• The United States Air Force
• The United States Patent and Trademark Office
Our staff has acted both as the developing engineers or as representatives of the project management office. We have provided architectures, development documentation, build scripts, engineering analyses, and lab studies. We have built systems, and have often been called on to address the additional assurance requirements typical of security systems. We have provided this type service for clients like:
• The Department of State
• The Department of Energy
• The National Security Agency
• The Department of Homeland Security
In addition to design support, our staff has provided security specific guidance for the development of embedded security functions and security systems. This has included acting as the sanctioned agent of the government for this purpose. We have provided this type service for:
• The United States Navy
Our staff has provided the operations and maintenance support for several systems, including upgrades, software patching and updates, user support, troubleshooting, and system updates. We have provided or updated system documentation and supported the activities required to roll new systems out to a large-scale user community. We have provided this type service for clients like:
• The Department of the Treasury
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The Department of Justice
Our staff has developed the complete set of Certification and Accreditation (C&A) documentation required for the Certification and Accreditation process, and have often been required to support the Certification and Accreditation process for clients with extremely compressed schedules. We have provided this type service for:
• The Department of State
• The United States Navy
Our staff has supported both sides of the auditing process. In some cases we have acted as the auditor to provide third-party assurance of requirements compliance for IT systems; in other cases, we have provided critical support in assisting a client through the audit process, identifying and addressing issues before and during the audit. We have also acted as the official witness for the implementation of high-assurance systems that require a third-party observer for the actual build. We have provided this type service for clients like:
• The Department of the Treasury
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The Department of Justice
• The Department of State
Our staff has provided training, typically in the implementation, use and evaluation of security functions and systems. We have provided this type service for clients like:
• The Defense Information Systems Agency
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The National Security Agency
Our staff has developed operational and procedural guidance and policy supporting security assurance and compliance with organizational and higher-level directives. We have provided this type service for clients like:
• The Department of State
• The Department of the Treasury
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The Department of Justice
• The Department of Energy
• United States Patent and Trademark Office