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Date: Wed Jan 14 2009 - 01:19:25 CST

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http://fcw.com/articles/2009/01/12/omb-names-four-agencies-as-security-lob-centers.aspx

By Mary Mosquera
FCW.com
Jan 12, 2009

The Office of Management and Budget today named four agencies to provide
services to certify and accredit computer systems to assist agencies
across government to fulfill federal information security requirements.

As shared service centers, the agencies would aim to conduct
certification and accreditation (C&A) activities more effectively than
agencies currently do themselves because they will deliver the services
across multiple agencies using best practices under the Information
Systems Security Line of Business, said Karen Evans, OMB’s administrator
for e-government and information technology, in a briefing with
reporters.

The Federal Information Security Management Act requires agencies to
certify and accredit that their computer systems are secure or that they
are managing risk.

The four agencies selected as shared service centers are: the Treasury
Department’s Bureau of Public Debt; the Interior Department’s National
Business Center; the Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation
Administration Enterprise Service Center, and the Justice Department.

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