I am sure many of you have already about the yearly Federal Information Security Management (FISMA) Reports on Government Cyber-Security.
The government scored a D+ overall, with the Dept of Defense and Dept of Homeland Security in the lowest groups.
FISMA Report of 2005 (PDF)
FISMA Report of 2004 (PDF)
FISMA Report of 2003 (PDF)
Surprised? Not so much. I have been watching the Government Accountability Office (GOA) reports for quite some time now.
GOA Report on FAA IT Security
GAO-05-231 : Information Security - Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems.
GAO-05-383 : Federal Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Wireless Networks
GAO-06-527T : Information Security - Federal Agencies Show Mixed Progress in Implementing Statutory Requirements
GAO-06-374T : Aviation Security - Significant Management Challenges May Adversely Affect Implementation of the TSA's Secure Flight Program
Basically, the government is basically like many of the large corporations of today. They are in a full sprint to CATCH UP. But the government has more red tape and management to deal with, is that a good excuse?? Hell no...
I don't expect them to fix everything in a year...but can we at least improve over last year??
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