Who's Making the Grade?
CSO, February, 2004 by Tracy Mayor
Instead of offering written reviews for your security staff, imagine if you had to give them a grade. Well, that's just what federal agencies must endure, and it appears they might end up with some extra homework. According to the 2003 Federal Computer Security Report Card, the government got an average grade of D.
But what's in a grade? And who decides the score and how is it weighted?
The report card is generated by the House Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. It's spearheaded by Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.). The grades are primarily based on reports submitted by these agencies to the Office of Management and Budget through the Federal Information Security...
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