To even reach the point of implementing security controls, a great deal of study, categorization and planning is required, making any FISMA project a multi-year affair. While the entire process is ...

Read more here. Compliance requires a coordinated effort by the PI/research team and IT personnel. Specific requirements will be influenced by the risk level, the kind of work being performed, and ...

"In working with our clients, we have seen an enormous amount of their security resources consumed with the process of reporting on FISMA," Ken Ammon, president and co-founder of NetSec ...

FISMA requires each federal agency to develop, document and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security across systems. Many agencies achieved compliance with some of the 17 ...