Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
Thomas Carper (DโDE) on June 24, 2014 on December 18, 2014 |
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (Pub.L. 113-283, S. 2521; commonly referred to as FISMA Reform) was signed into federal law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2014.[1] Passed as a response to the increasing amount of cyber attacks on the federal government, it amended existing laws to enable the federal government to better respond to cyber attacks on departments and agencies.[2][3]
An earlier version of the legislation was proposed by
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa and co-sponsored by the Committee's Ranking Member Elijah Cummings as H.R.1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013.[4] The bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote of 416โ0.[5]
The final version of the legislation was introduced to the
) on June 24, 2014 and passed December 8, 2014 in the Senate and December 10, 2014 in the House.References
- ^ "S.2521 - Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014". congress.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Moore, Jack. "FROM FITARA TO FISMA REFORM: 5 KEY TECH BILLS PASSED BY CONGRESS IN 2014". NextGov. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Bennett, Cory. "Federal data security bill heads to Obama's desk". The Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "H.R.1163 - Federal Information Security Amendment Act of 2013". congress.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Kominsky, Mitchell (February 6, 2014). "FISMA Legislative Origin". Harvard Law National Security Journal.