[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29136]


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 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Small Business Information Security Task Force

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting minutes.

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SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice to publish meeting minutes for 
the Small Business Information Security Task Force Meeting.

DATES: 1 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting was held via teleconference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 507(i)(4)(A) of the 
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, 
SBA submits the meeting minutes for the first meeting of the Small 
Business Information Security Task Force. Chairman, Rusty Pickens, 
called the meeting to order on October 13, 2010 at 1 p.m. Roll call was 
taken and a quorum was established. Mr. Pickens thanked the Task Force 
members for agreeing to serve and for making themselves available for 
the meeting, noting that the group represented a powerhouse of 
expertise in information security matters. After covering the general 
expectations for Task Force meetings, most of which will be conducted 
by teleconference, Mr. Pickens proposed that one in-person meeting be 
attempted in the spring of 2011.
    Mr. Pickens set forth the ground rules for Task Force operations. 
Noting that the Task Force is chartered through 2013, he expressed the 
expectation that its work might be accomplished sooner, proposing a 
target deadline for the end of 2011 for completion of the Task Force 
Report to Congress. Mr. Pickens advised the group that as Chair, he 
will be responsible for providing regular updates on the work of the 
Task Force to the SBA Administrator. He concluded his introduction by 
encouraging all members to participate as fully as possible in all 
discussions to maximize the value of their expertise to the Task Force. 
He then introduced Frances Henderson of the Council of Better Business 
Bureaus as Vice-Chair of the Task Force.
    Ms. Henderson welcomed the other members to the Task Force and 
expressed the Council of Better Business Bureau's appreciation for the 
opportunity to work with the SBA and a distinguished panel of experts 
on this important topic. She noted that while much valuable work has 
already been done in both the public and private sectors to disseminate 
information security standards, guidance and resources to the business 
community as a whole, there is evidence that these resources have not 
fully trickled down to, or are not being well utilized by many small 
businesses, including those in greatest need of help with their 
information security needs. She expressed the hope that the Task Force 
could identify the gaps in the information security resources available 
to small businesses and propose solutions that would benefit both small 
businesses and consumers.
    The other Task Force members each briefly introduced themselves and 
their organizations, identifying their specific interests and expertise 
in the work of the Task Force.
    The remainder of the meeting was devoted to an open discussion on 
the focus of the Task Force's work, including the development of a 
skeleton work plan to be circulated in advance of the next meeting.
    The members agreed that meeting frequency should be monthly and 
that the next meeting date would be November 10, 2010. No other 
decisions were reached.
    In closing, Mr. Pickens introduced Jackie Woodward and Kristi 
Harmel as support personnel assigned to the Chairperson and the Task 
Force, and encouraged members to reach out to them with questions.
    The meeting was adjourned at 2 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rusty Pickens, Special Consultant to 
the Office of the CIO, U.S. Small Business Administration, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#683a1d1b1c114638010b030d061b281b0a09460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16446365626f38467f757d7378655665747738717960">[email protected]</span></a>.

Paul T. Christy,
SBA Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29136 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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