White Papers for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

Security and Regulatory Compliance : Don't forget your Intranet

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The Government Information Security Reform Act of 2000 (GISRA) combined existing IT security requirements in previous legislation: the Computer Security Act of 1987, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Information Technology Reform Act of 1996 (Clinger-Cohen). GISRA recognized that while security clearly has a technical component, at its fundamental core, it is an essential management function.After GISRA expired in November 2002, the Federal Information SecurityManagement Act (FISMA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President as part of the Electronic Government Act of 2002. Title III of that Act, FISMA, permanently reauthorized the framework laid out in GISRA. The enactment of FISMA ensures the continuation of GISRA requirements and the ability to effectively identify and track the Federal government’s information and system security status. FISMA also includes new provisions aimed at further strengthening information and system security.

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