Feds to Adopt Common Security Settings on PCs
Federal agencies have until next February to implement a common set of secure configuration settings, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other organizations, on all of their Windows XP and Windows Vista systems.
But by May 1 of this year, they have to provide the White House Office of Management and Budget with draft plans for deploying and managing the new security configurations. And after June 30, the OMB wants agencies to use the common settings on all the new PCs they buy and make sure that the applications they’re purchasing have been certified to work under the settings.
The deadlines were detailed by Karen Evans, the de facto federal CIO, in a memorandum that was sent to agency IT officials last week. Read More»
