Federal information security
Subtitle: mixed progress in implementing program complements; improved metrics needed to measure effectiveness : report to Congressional committees
Publisher: United States Government Accountability Office
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
Subjects: Administrative agencies; Rules and practice; Evaluation; Computer networks; Security measures; Computer security; United States
Other titles: Mixed progress in implementing program complements; improved metrics needed to measure effectiveness
Work titles: Federal information security (2013 September)
Description: FISMA requires the Comptroller General to periodically report to Congress on agency implementation of the act's provisions. To this end, this report summarizes GAO's evaluation of the extent to which agencies have implemented the requirements of FISMA, including the adequacy and effectiveness of agency information security policies and practices. To do this, GAO analyzed its previous information security reports, annual FISMA reports and other reports from the 24 major federal agencies, reports from inspectors general, and OMB's annual reports to Congress on FISMA implementation. GAO also interviewed agency officials at OMB, DHS, NIST, and 6 agencies selected using the total number of systems the agencies reported in fiscal year 2011.
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"September 2013."

"GAO-13-776."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: Mixed progress has been made in implementing many FISMA requirements, but weaknesses continue in agencies' security programs; title: Conclusions.