http://fcw.com/articles/2010/03/17/audit-says-va-faces-significant-issues-with-fisma-compliance.aspx By Alice Lipowicz FCW.com March 17, 2010 Despite a major improvement in cybersecurity, the Veterans Affairs Department still has "significant" obstacles to overcome to meet federal cybersecurity standards, according to a new report released by the VA's Office of Inspector General. According to a summary of the report, the VA "continues to face significant challenges in complying with the requirements of FISMA due to the nature and maturity of its information security program. In order to better achieve the FISMA objectives, the department needs to focus on several key areas." The new fiscal 2009 report is a summary of the VA's compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and was prepared by the Deloitte & Touche LLP independent accounting firm. The IG released the summary March 4. The full report isn't being released to the public because it is considered sensitive information. The report summary did not include a response to the criticism from VA officials. The VA a year ago had received much-improved FISMA ratings from the Office of Management and Budget. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/Received on Wed Mar 17 2010 - 23:50:45 PDT
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