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2008.02.08 - ARGOSY AWARDED INFORMATION SECURITY ASSESSMENT
CONTRACT FROM A MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR
Bethesda, MD, USA –
Argosy Omnimedia, Inc. announced the award of an
enterprise-wide information technology security assessment
for a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). The
engagement encompasses the testing and evaluation of
enterprise-wide assets to both the HIPAA and evolving FISMA
regulatory requirements defined by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) Business Partner Systems
Security Manual (BPSSM). The BPSSM applies to all Part
A/Part B and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MACs,
Enterprise Data Centers and other CMS outsourced contracting
organizations.
This engagement will encompass the
testing of sixteen (16) different asset categories to a
range of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) information security Special Publications including;
800-53 Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information
Systems, 800-42 Guideline on Network Security Testing, and
800-64 Security Considerations in the Information System
Development Life Cycle among several other SP800 standards
and guidelines. A range of external and internal
vulnerability testing is also included within the scope of
the engagement.
Argosy Omnimedia, Inc. (“Argosy”)
is an enterprise information technology consulting firm
focused on e-Business, cybersecurity, information assurance
and privacy, custom software development and integration.
Since the formation of the company in 1997, Argosy has been
engaged by over 100 clients throughout the public and private
sectors of Healthcare, Life Sciences, Retail,
Investment/Finance, Chemicals, Energy, Entertainment,
Airline, and Digital Media to lead or support enterprise IT
initiatives and projects. Argosy has built a strong track
record in applying IBM, Microsoft, Sun, Oracle, and Java
technology to help clients address their mission critical
business and research needs and enabling them to exceed
their business objectives. Argosy’s information management
and technology development practice encompasses a full range
of services of the information technology (IT) life-cycle
beginning with business concept development and expanding
into comprehensive turn-key, secure, implementation of IT
systems through end-to-end project management ownership.
For more information, contact:
Rob Montgomery
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300
Bethesda, MD
20817
301.816.9373(O)
240.597.0834 (F)
rob.montgomery@argoc.com
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