Federal Information Security Management Act Analysis
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was signed into law as part of the Electronic Government Act of 2002. The objective of the Act is to “protect government information, operations and assets against natural or man-made threats. (Rose, 2013) The Act requires compliance of government agencies that they must meet certain standards to ensure information is secure at all time. It lays out the steps for each agency to follow and the responsible parties for its compliance. There are a number of companies that partner closely with government organizations as work is contracted out for operation and maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, cleaning, etc. . . This Act ensures that the proper process is in place that these internal