How Many Contractors Run Fed IT?

Sep 10

Agency Oversight of Vendors Makes Answering that Query Hard

The federal government does not know how many IT systems are run by contractors. That’s a takeaway from a study titled Agencies Need to Improve Oversight of Contractor Controls issued Sept. 8 by the Government Accountability Office.

The study contends that federal agencies are inconsistent in following Office of Management and Budget guidance regarding the oversight of contractors in implementing federal information systems’ security controls.

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