HR 1163 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2013-04-17)
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Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) to reestablish the oversight authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with respect to agency information and security policies and practices. Extends the security requirements of federal agencies to include responsibilities for: (1) complying with computer standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (2) ensuring complementary and uniform standards for information systems and national security systems; (3) ensuring that information security management processes are integrated with budget processes; (4) securing facilities for classified information; (5) maintaining sufficient personnel with security clearances; and (6) ensuring that information security performance indicators are included in the annual performance evaluations of all managers, senior managers, senior executive service personnel, and political appointees. Directs senior agency officials, with a frequency sufficient to support risk-based security decisions, to: (1) test and evaluate information security controls and techniques, a…
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3 Democrats2 Republicans