Making Federal Computers Secure: Overseeing Effective Information Security Management
Serial Number
107-764.H
Levin Center Identifier
Document Date
2002-10-24
Report Length
24 pages
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Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
Report Type
Found Using Methodology
Yes
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Brief Executive Summary
The Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations of the House Committee on Government Reform sought to determine the current threats to and security capabilities of the U.S.'s information infrastructure. The subcommittee relied largely on annual reviews published by the Office of Management and Budget, which is the agency responsible for overseeing Federal information security, in addition to General Accounting Office audits, Inspector General evaluations, and the President's 2003 budget submission. The subcommittee found that the Federal Government still faces significant threats to its information infrastructure despite the gradual advancement of many of its agencies.
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Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "What Can Be Done to Reduce the Threats Posed by Computer Viruses and Worms to the Workings of Government?" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-77, (2001, August 29)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "Information Technology--Essential Yet Vulnerable: How Prepared Are We For Attacks?" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-78, (2001, September 26)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "Computer Security in the Federal Government: How do the Agencies Rate?" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-115, (2001, November 9)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "Lessons Learned from the Government Information Security Reform Act of 2000" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-124, (2002, March 6)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "H.R. 3844, The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-190, (2002, May 2)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "Information Technology--Essential Yet Vulnerable: How Prepared Are We For Attacks?" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-78, (2001, September 26)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "Computer Security in the Federal Government: How do the Agencies Rate?" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-115, (2001, November 9)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "Lessons Learned from the Government Information Security Reform Act of 2000" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-124, (2002, March 6)
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on "H.R. 3844, The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002" 107th Cong., H.Hrg. 107-190, (2002, May 2)