Joint Hearing on Federal IT Security: The Future of FISMA

On Thursday, June 7, the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement and the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives hold a joint hearing on federal IT security and the future of FISMA.

The hearing will review the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and federal agency efforts to improve security, integrity, and reliability of the federal government's information systems. In addition, the hearing will examine whether the information assurance activities of private sector entities, including their cyber security best practices, would be appropriate models for improving the information security of federal agencies.

The following witnesses will testify:

• Hon. Karen S. Evans
  
  Administrator
  
  Office of E-Government and Information Technology
  
  Office of Management and Budget
• Mr. Gregory C. Wilshusen
  
  Director
  
  Information Security Issues
  
  Government Accountability Office
• Hon. Vance Hitch
  
  Chief Information Officer
  
  Department of Justice

Panel II

• Mr. Phil Bond
  
  President and CEO
  
  Information Technology Association of America
• Mr. Paul Kurtz
  
  Partner & Chief Operating Officer
  
  Good Harbor Consulting, LLC
• Mr. John W. Carlson
  
  Executive Director
  
  Financial Services Roundtable/BITS
• Mr. James Andrew Lewis
  
  Director and Senior Fellow
  
  Technology and Public Policy Program
  
  Center for Strategic and International Studies