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handle is hein.gao/gaobadssk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Presidential Transition Act points to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) as a resource for incoming administrations as well as new Congresses. GAO's Management Agenda is a streamlined tool for new leaders to quickly learn about critical management challenges and risks facing the federal government and the actions needed to address those challenges. Strengthen Cybersecurity Over Sensitive Data and Protect Critical Infrastructure is one of the eight management challenges highlighted in the Management Agenda. Federal agencies and our nation's critical infrastructures depend on computerized (cyber) information systems and electronic data to carry out operations and to process, maintain, and report essential information. The security of these systems and data is vital to public confidence and the nation's safety, prosperity, and well-being. Challenge: Unsecured Information and Infrastructure Computerized information and communications systems support federal agencies and the nation's critical infrastructures-such as energy, transportation systems, communications, and financial services. These vital systems are under assault from an array of evolving and sophisticated threats from hackers (foreign and domestic) and insiders alike. Protecting these IT systems and the data within them is a continuing concern. These systems are often riddled with cybersecurity control weaknesses that increase the risk of compromise. Federal agency reports of information security incidents skyrocketed over the past decade. These incidents: ° jeopardize the privacy of personally identifiable information of millions of individuals; • expose sensitive information to unauthorized use, disclosure, alteration, and loss; and • disrupt agency operations. November 20Th Page 1 U.S. Government Accountability Office November 2016 U.S. Government Accountability Office Page I

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