Hello. My name is Carl Weinschenk. I am a contributing writer to the CIO Community. Recently, Senator John Edwards (D-South Carolina) introduced a bill that would require CIOs of Federal agencies to test quarterly for cyber security under guidelinesthat would be developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). CIOs would have to issue an annual report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The text of the bill is available at http://www.congress.gov/cgi-lis/query/z?c108:S.187. (Fill in S.187 for the bill number, or use chief information officer as the search term. It is the Edwards Bill that was introduced on Jan. 16.)
I?d like reactions to this bill. Could this work? Is there a need for it? Is it workable? Are the goals admirable but the approach errant? Is there enough information in the Bill to answer these questions? Is this political?Edwards is running for president? What other comments do you have on this?
Thanks.
