Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

Definition
Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (RVA) are one-on-one engagements with agencies that combine national level threat and vulnerability information and data collected] and discovered through the agency assessment, to provide agency specific risk analysis reports with strategic remediation recommendations prioritized by risk. Service capabilities include network (wired and wireless) mapping and system characterization, vulnerability scanning and validation, threat identification and evaluation, application/database/operating system configuration review and NOC/SOC response testing.

RVA assessments provide agencies with access to specialized skills and services that promote a healthy IT infrastructure across the nation's computer networks and systems.

Source

 * Department of Homeland Security Federal Government Offerings, Products, and Services (full-text).