CSIA Urges Congress and the Administration to Strengthen the Federal Information Security Management Act

U.S. Newswire, April, 2007

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Michelle Schafer of Merritt Group for CSIA, 1-703-390- 1525 (O), or 1-703-403-6377 (M), or schafer@merrittgrp.com

ARLINGTON, Va., April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) today called upon all government agencies to significantly bolster efforts in 2007 to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002. The ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) today issued the annual FISMA report card for all Federal government agencies, reporting an average grade of C- for securing computer systems and networks in 2006. Since 2003, the overall average grade for agencies has never exceeded a D .

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