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Senators Push For Update On Revisions To Cybersecurity Guidance

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

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Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, respectively, sent a letter on April 27 to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an update on efforts to complete and issue revisions to federal cybersecurity guidance.The senators inquired into revisions to Circular A-130, which establishes OMB’s official policy and guidance on information technology (IT) management and cybersecurity for federal agencies. First issued in the…

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