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Which of the following requires all general support systems and major applications to be fully certified and accredited before these systems and applications are put into production? Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose all that apply.
FISMA and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) require all general support systems and major
applications to be fully certified and
accredited before they are put into production. General support systems and major applications are
also referred to as information systems
and are required to be reaccredited every three years.
Answer option B is incorrect. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known
between 1901 and 1988 as the National
Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a measurement standards laboratory which is a non-regulatory agency
of the United States Department of
Commerce. The institute's official mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial
competitiveness by advancing measurement science,
standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
Answer option D is incorrect. The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly
announced standards developed by the United
States federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government
contractors. Many FIPS standards are modified
Some FIPS standards were originally developed by the U.S. government. For instance, standards for
encoding data (e.g., country codes), but
more significantly some encryption standards, such as the Data Encryption Standard (FIPS 46-3) and
the Advanced Encryption Standard (FIPS
197). In 1994, NOAA (Noaa) began broadcasting coded signals called FIPS (Federal Information
Processing System) codes along with their
standard weather broadcasts from local stations. These codes identify the type of emergency and
the specific geographic area (such as a
county) affected by the emergency.