OMB E-Gov Chief Weighs In On FISMA Report Card
Office of Management and Budget E-Gov Administrator Karen Evans said this week that Rep. Tom Davis' annual evaluation of agency efforts to protect sensitive information on government computer systems is relatively consistent with the agencies' performance on her office's own scorecard -- even though the methodology is different.
Nine federal departments received a failing grade last year as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform ranking member's report card. The document, unveiled Tuesday, also called attention to eight agencies that received an "A." [Read CongressDaily's coverage here]
"What agencies need to improve upon is their oversight and management of systems, which are operated by contractors and their application of common security configurations" established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Evans said. "OMB and the Hill share the goal of moving our scorecards beyond a compliance exercise to measuring results."
Most notably on the Virginia Republican's tally, the Transportation Department went from a "B" to an "F" and the Labor Department went from "B-" to "F." An OMB official said Labor dropped due to a negative inspector general report. Transportation dropped apparently due to factors such as the results of the FY07 financial statement reporting.
The Department of Homeland Security improved its 2006 "D" to a "B" in 2007. That's because of the agency's performance as well as an inspector general report that validated oversight of contractor systems and the factors which reduced the other agencies. It also appears that Davis gave DHS credit for continual improvement in financial management.
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