Due to the decommissioning of PBMA SecureMeeting

, questions and concerns have surfaced related to the lifespan of PBMA Enhanced Security Work Groups (ESWG)

(ESWG). To eliminate any confusion or concern, ESWG will continue to be an offering of the NASA Safety Center and PBMA Program for the foreseeable future and is in no way related to the decommissioning efforts for PBMA SecureMeeting.

The NASA Safety Center's PBMA SecureMeeting Team continues to work with the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to implement Secure WebEx (formerly Secure Virtual Team Meeting or SVTM) as a replacement for PBMA SecureMeeting.

Secure WebEx is compliant with Federal guidelines and approved to handle Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) data. All WebEx service provided to NASA by LMIT/ODIN is now secure, so all current users of ODIN's WebEx are now conducting SecureMeetings by default.

PBMA SecureMeeting users have begun transitioning to Secure WebEx as of June 1, 2009 with a planned completion date of September 30, 2009 (PBMA SecureMeeting will be decommissioned on September 30, 2009). If you already have an ODIN WebEx seat, you have everything you need to do Secure WebEx; there is no physical transition involved. If you need the ability to host meetings in the new Secure WebEx and you do not currently have a WebEx seat from ODIN, please contact your ODIN point of contact to obtain a Secure WebEx seat.

There are a number of scenarios that may require some business process redesign for some users. For example, organizations that utilize meeting schedulers to plan all meetings will have to invest some thought and planning into how to replicate their current operation in WebEx. If you, as a PBMA SecureMeeting user, are part of a larger group that has joint meetings, you may wish to contact your group or organization leader to find out what planning is in progress for how your group or organization will use the new Secure WebEx.

For all open, non-SBU discussions, please make use of the NASA WebEx tool.

Request a SecureMeeting User Account

For SecureMeeting users to exchange their SBU information, everyone must have a SecureMeeting user account. Request a SecureMeeting user account to start using PBMA SecureMeeting.

How to Create a Meeting

Once you have your username and password, creating a meeting is an easy two step process:

To see how easy it is to create a meeting using SecureMeeting, click on the "Process for Scheduling a Meeting" link in the menu on the left-hand side of this page.

Additional information related to SecureMeeting can be found by clicking on one of the links shown in the menu on the left-hand side of this page.

For the complete set of procedures, go to PBMA SecureMeeting User Guide.