4.3: Cybersecurity
Enhancing Federal Cybersecurity Other Information:
As we increasingly leverage technology to deliver services to the American people, we cannot lose sight of the fact that we
operate in an inter-connected environment, in which new threats arise daily. We must ensure that sensitive information is
not compromised, that the public’s communications with the government are secure, that privacy and civil liberties are protected,
and that Federal infrastructure is not compromised. We are taking a number of actions to advance the security posture of the
Federal Government. Most notably, we have moved aggressively to shift agencies from a compliance-based reporting process for
cybersecurity to a performance-based approach. Agencies are adopting automated tools that will enable them to continuously
monitor security-related information in a manageable and actionable way. The National Cybersecurity Education Initiative will
improve the effectiveness of the cyber-security workforce by developing an integrated plan for research and development between
government, industry, and academia. We also are working with agencies to integrate cybersecurity into all new systems rather
than bolting it on as an afterthought.
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