INFORMATION SECURITY: Strengthened Management Needed to Protect Critical Federal Operations and Assets

Abstract

I am pleased to have this opportunity to provide an assessment of the current state of information security in federal government. Our most recent report, done at the request of this Committee, delineates the serious information security weaknesses placing critical operations and assets at risk and outlines actions needed to further improve security practices across government. The two agencies that you asked us to focus on today-the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, illustrate the types of risk facing individual departments and agencies as well as actions required to strengthen security management. Recent efforts by these organizations and others throughout government are encouraging because they signify increasing attention to information security concerns, but, as we will discuss today, additional measures are necessary for the federal government to develop and maintain a truly effective security management program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1998
Accession Number
ADA391093

Entities

People

  • Eugene Louis Dodaro

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Security Software
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Governments
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Mainframe Computers
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Social Security
  • United States Government

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.