From: FCW
By Adam Mazmanian
OMB is rewriting outdated information security standards in response to new legislation, while an increased focus on cybersecurity offers a window into federal networks.
The government is still managing information security under policy guidelines developed before the Department of Homeland Security even existed. For the past few years, the Office of Management and Budget has been developing revisions to its A-130 Circular, to catch up with the way agencies were managing security. The task is taking on a little more urgency as the government works to implement legislation passed in the final hours of the 113th Congress covering federal network security and IT acquisition.
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