Federal Information Security Management Act (fisma)

Primary definition

Title III of the E-Government Act requiring each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor, or other source. Source: NIST SP 800-63-2

Also known asFISMA
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source

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Title III of the E-Government Act requiring each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor, or other source. Source: NIST SP 800-63-2

Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Federal Information Security Management Act (fisma). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/federal-information-security-management-act-fisma

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015

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The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary

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