NIST is the lead federal agency for the establishment of technical guidance and standards for federal information security programs. NIST guidance is published as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publications, and technical reports. Key documents include:
The DIAP was established by the Secretary of Defense in compliance with the specific requirements set forth in federal law (10 U.S.C. 2224). The objectives of this program are: "to provide continuously for the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, nonrepudiation, and rapid restitution of information and information systems that are essential elements of the Defense Information Infrastructure" (10 U.S.C. 2224(b)). Policy documents governing the operation of the DIAP are found in the Department of Defense Directives System 8500 series documents. Key documents in this series include: