Delegation of Designated Approval Authority Richland Operations Office (EM)

Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 July 22,2010 MEMORANDUM FOR MATTHEWS. MCCORMICK MANAGER RICHLAND OPERATIO~S OF~FICE . INES R. TRIAY ~ ASSIST ANT SECRETARY FO,R FROM: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: Delegation of Designated Approval Authority The Department of Energy Order 205.1 A, "Department of Energy Cyber Security Management" states that Heads of Departmental Elements will serve as the Designated Approval Authority (DAA) for all information systems under their control. It further states that this authority can be delegated to Senior Federal officials within the Departmental elements under their purview (but may not be delegated further). You are hereby delegated DAA responsibilities for the classified and unclassified systems under the management authority of the Richland Operations Office. Further delegation of this authority is not allowed. You may appoint a Federal employee as the DAA representative. The DAA representative may carry out day-to-day duties tasked to the DAA and is empowered to make decisions with regard to planning and the necessary resources required for Certification and Accreditation. The DAA representative can represent the DAA but cannot accept risk. The DAA is the only authorized individual who can accept risk on behalf of the Department and must sign the accreditation granting Authority to Operate. The DAA or DAA representative must have technical system knowledge. The DAA and DAA representative must: (1) hold a security clearance (DOE Q); (2) have knowledge of classified threat data; and (3) complete training within six months after appointment. With this Delegation of Authority, you are responsible for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information processed, stored and transmitted over and on IT systems under your authority. You are authorized to accept risk to these systems. Further, this delegation includes your authority to grant Authority to Operate, or to withdraw Authority to Opemte, and suspend the operation for all @ Pllnlod wilh soy Ink on racyclod paper classified and unclassified information systems with operational boundaries that are under the jurisdiction of the Richland Operations Office. This memorandum rescinds the previous appointment ofDavid Brockman, dated October 5, 2007. cc: Dae Y. Chung, EM~2 Sandra L. Waisley, EM· 70 Jeanne M. Beard, EM· 72 Stanley P. Wujcik, EM-72 Harry E. Bell, RL Wayne K. Whitley, BM-4.1 Timothy C. Hanns, EM-4.1 2 ' f I