Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA 2014) updates the Federal Government's cybersecurity practices by:
- Codifying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to administer the implementation of information security policies for non-national security federal Executive Branch systems, including providing technical assistance and deploying technologies to such systems;
- Amending and clarifying the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) oversight authority over federal agency information security practices; and by
- Requiring OMB to amend or revise OMB A-130 to "eliminate inefficient and wasteful reporting."
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