Developing FIPS 140-Validated Solutions for the Federal Government Using RSA BSAFE Software

The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Government Reform released the Fiscal Year 2007 edition of its Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report. Unfortunately, the news was not good. The 25 major government agencies reported 8% of the IT systems remained uncertified/unaccredited while 14% of the systems lacked tested contingency plans, illustrating that there remains room for improvement in the level of information security for government agencies.