Information Security: Comments on Proposed Government Information Act of 1999
T-AIMD-00-107
Published: Mar 02, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 02, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed S. 1993, the Government Information Security Act of 1999 and its impact on strengthening the information security practices throughout the federal government, focusing on: (1) potential improvements in federal agency performance in addressing computer security issues; (2) the need for better-defined control standards; and (3) centralized leadership.
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Baseline security controlsComputer crimesComputer securityComputer virusesConfidential communicationsData integrityInformation resources managementInformation securityInformation systemsInternal controlsProposed legislationSoftware verification and validationTerroristsIT standards