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Gov't shows slow progress on system security

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Federal agencies as a whole scored higher in their compliance with information-security rules in 2007 compared to the previous year, but nine of twenty-four agencies continue to post a failing grade, according to an annual report card published on Tuesday.

The report card (pdf), which gives a numerical grade to each government agency for its compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, gave a grade of 'C' to the combined government effort. As previously reported by SecurityFocus, the two-dozen agencies that are included in the report card did slightly better in complying with FISMA rules than in 2006, in which they scored a 'C-'. However, nine of the agencies -- including the Departments of Commerce, Defense and Treasury -- score failing grades on the latest report card.

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