NIST Contingency Planning Guide for IT Systems

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From National Institute of Standards and Technology | May 6, 2009

This publication, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems, provides instructions, recommendations and considerations for government IT contingency planning. Contingency planning refers to interim measures to recover IT services following an emergency or system disruption. Interim measures may include the relocation of IT systems and operations to an alternate site, the recovery of IT functions using alternate equipment or the performance of IT functions using manual methods.

The attached Zip file includes:

• Intro Page.doc
• Cover Sheet and Terms.pdf
• NIST Contingency Planning Guide for IT Systems.pdf

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