Rep. Tom Davis Introduces Bill to Reinforce Information Security Standards

Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced a bill March 6 that would update and extend the Government Information Security Reform Act, as members of Congress expressed concern over current legislation. Besides permanently reauthorizing GISRA, which is due to expire Nov. 29, Davis' . . . Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced a bill March 6 that would update and extend the Government Information Security Reform Act, as members of Congress expressed concern over current legislation. Besides permanently reauthorizing GISRA, which is due to expire Nov. 29, Davis' Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requires agencies to follow security standards and tools developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Under current legislation, those standards are simply recommendations.

"In general, FISMA streamlines GISRA's provisions and requires that agencies utilize information security best practices that will ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of federal information systems," Davis testified before the House Government Reform Committee's Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee.

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