GISLA

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS (GISLA)
The GISLA is awarded annually by the (ISC)² U.S. Government Advisory Board to four federal employees. Each category below is independent of professional certification:

Senior Non-Information Security Manager (examples include: CIO, CFO, IG, program/project manager, etc.) who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the information security workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any information security workforce improvement initiative, program or project, on either a government-wide or agency-specific basis within the last 12 months. Candidates in this category should occupy an SES or other senior-level position within the federal government.

Senior Information Security Manager (or senior security manager with significant information security management responsibilities) who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the information security workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any information security workforce improvement initiative, program or project, on either a government-wide or agency-specific basis within the last 12 months.

Non-Managerial Information Security Professional who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the information security workforce by demonstrating a leadership role in any information security workforce improvement initiative, program or project within the last 12 months.

Federal Contractor Information Security Professional currently supporting a federal government contract who has significantly contributed to the enhancement of the information security workforce or whose contributions are considered critical to the implementation or management of any information security workforce improvement initiative, program or project. Nominations must be submitted by a federal employee who is a co-contributor to or supervisor of the same program or initiative for which the candidate is being nominated.

Candidates for the Senior Information Security Manager and Non-Managerial Information Security Professional award will be examined against the following criteria in which "information security workforce" is defined as those individuals employed by the federal government, whose full-time job is information security, in its various forms, ranging from security program management to providing security awareness and training, etc. These individuals are very likely to spend a good part of their federal government careers working in the information security field. These awards recognize a person or team that has demonstrated leadership in advancing the status of career federal information security workers by:

• Their contribution to the improvement of the information security workforce at their agency or department.
• Their leadership role in any information security workforce initiatives, programs or projects on a government-wide or agency-specific basis.
• Their record of continuing involvement in information security workforce improvement initiatives, working groups and other similar activities.

Candidates for the Federal Contractor award will be examined against the same criteria, although they are not employed directly by the federal government. In the event that a federal employee is constrained from submitting a nomination for a contractor employee, a nomination maybe initiated by another contractor employee, provided that the nomination is validated by a federal employee knowledgeable of the individual’s performance in support of agency where this individual performs his information security duties, as specified in the contract.

Download the GISLA Nomination Form