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Federal Information Security: Actions Needed to Address Widespread Weaknesses

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 29, 2000
Report No. T-AIMD-00-135
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Summary:

GAO's recent audit findings present a disturbing picture of the state of computer security at government agencies. GAO's work--and the work of other audit entities--has revealed that many agencies' critical operations and processes are at serious risk of disruption because of weak security practices. GAO has included computer security on its list of government areas at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. The President's plan for protecting critical infrastructure reinforces this designation. This testimony discusses steps that agencies can take immediately to strengthen their security programs as well as other actions needed to make more fundamental and long-term improvements. This testimony also discusses governmentwide actions needed to support and encourage agency progress and congressional oversight of this progress.

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