OMB is upgrading dated information security standards in response to new laws, and a greater focus on cybersecurity gives insight into federal networks.Before the Department of Homeland Security ever existed, guidelines for managing government information security were established. The Office of Management and Budget has been updating its A-130 Circular in recent years to keep up with how agencies were handling security. The challenge is getting a little more urgent as the government works to implement rules passed in the waning hours of the 113th Congress governing federal network security and IT acquisition.
