S.3474 - Federal Information Security Management Act of 2008

A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to enhance information security of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to enhance information security of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: FISMA Act of 2008 as introduced.

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News Coverage

12/11/08
Feds having fits over FISMA and cy...

...getting pwned. The Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee actually saw and approved an updated FISMA (S.3474, t...

Source: BetaNews
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10/16/08
Note to McCain, Obama: Don't forge...

...boxes with no teeth. To improve the efficacy and benefits of FISMA, the Senate is currently working on the FISMA Act of 2008 (S.3474)....

Source: CNET
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09/18/08
FISMA 2.0 bill will strengthen cyb...

The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2008, S. 3474, which builds on the original 2002 FISMA legislation, promises to raise...

Source: FCW.com, VA
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09/16/08
Senate panel rejects weakening FIS...

Under the provisions of the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2008, S. 3474, agencies would implement security measures to f...

Source: FCW.com, VA
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09/11/08
Measure would require agencies to ...

Tom Carper, D-Del., and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced the measure, known as the 2008 Federal Information Security Management Act ...

Source: Nextgov, DC
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Blog Coverage

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06/07/10
S.3474: Reduce Unnecessary Spendin...

Since FISMA 2008 (S.3474) has been introduced, I was wondering if CAG was an attempt to influence that bill in some way. Due to some comm...

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05/26/10
H.R.5477: Ready to Compete Act - U...

Users tracking H.R.5538 (2) are also tracking: Bills. S.3474 Reduce Unnecessary Sp... 1 · H.R.5496 To repeal the public ... 1 · H.R.5454 ...

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05/26/10
H.R.5454: Reduce Unnecessary Spend...

The Administration bill has been introduced as H.R. 5454 and S. 3474. In the 111th Congress, three committees have held hearings on exped...

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01/05/09
Could the Titanic have changed cou...

Rybolov really struck a note with me (as he usually does) with his blog entry with his decision that S.3474 was a bad thing. It reminds m...

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12/15/08
What’s Missing in the way the Go...

The Guerilla CISO on Introducing the Government’s Great InfoSec Equities Issue; Vlad the Impaler on In Other News, I’m Saying “Nyet...

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12/14/08
In Other News, I’m Saying “Nye...

It's probably a shocker to most people, but I'm going to recommend that S.3474 be amended or die on the Senate floor like Caesar. I've sp...

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12/08/08
(ISC)2 Blog: CSIS Cybersecurity Re...

... by the amendment of the original law through the adoption (in whole or part), the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2008...

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11/08/08
Revision of IT security rules coul...

11 and is officially known as S. 3474 (download PDF), is designed to address some of those concerns. For instance, the bill would require...

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11/07/08
Revision of IT security rules coul...

11 and is officially known as S. 3474 (download PDF), is designed to address some of those concerns. For instance, the bill would require...

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11/02/08
WashingtonWatch.com Digest - Novem...

Saves $16.25 per family. S. 2448 The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act Costs $1.44 per family....

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