FISMA

The 7th Annual Computer Security Report Card at Federal Departments and Agencies gave the government an overall grade of C- which is up from a D+ the previous two years. Other notable changes include:

• NSF received an A+ in 2006, rebounding sharply from a C+ it received in 2004
• NASA received a D- in 2006 - the same grade it received in 2003 and 2004 - although its grade temporarily jumped to a B- in 2005
• The Department of Defense and Department of Education both received an F in 2006
• The Department of Veterans Affairs, infamous for its lost laptop that exposed the records of 26.5 million veterans in 2006, failed to submit a FY06 FISMA Report. The VA had received an F in the previous two years.

The full report is attached or available at http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/Media/PDFs/FY06FISMA.pdf

 

In this 20 minute recording, we'll hear from the NEH CIO and Director of Digital Humanities Initiative, Brett Bobley.  Listen in as he shares some thoughts on new grant opportunities available from the NEH, tenure and promotion and cybersecurity.


This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting.  The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.  You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org