Horn’s Report Card Shows Agencies Flunking IT Security
This year's top performer was the Social Security Administration, which climbed from a C+ to a B-. In the cellar this year is the Transportation Department, which scored what Horn called "an appalling 28 points out of a possible 100."
The California Republican issued the grades during a hearing of his House Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations. The scores are based on weighted evaluations of each agency's performance in five major areas. The information is drawn from studies by the General Accounting Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and agencies' CIOs and inspectors general.
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