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AIMD-93-7R 1 (1993-07-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackjs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 141181i GAO B-233809 July 19, 1993 The Honorable Gary A. Condit Chairman, Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: O~LU) C/- Z Q C. Z -~ 0: R ;4 149787 This letter responds to the October 30, 1992, request of the former Chairman that we review Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR) Bulletin C-22, which provides guidance to federal agencies on the security and privacy protection of federal computer resources. Specifically, we were asked to determine whether (1) the bulletin's procedures on the disposition of sensitive automated information are adequate to prevent such incidents as the one in which a U.S. Attorney's Office in Lexington, Kentucky, sold surplus computer equipment later found to contain highly sensitive information; and (2) the General Services Administration (GSA) sought input from staff who worked on the investigation of the Kentucky matter while developing the bulletin. In a discussion with your office, staff expressed your interest in obtaining the results of our review. To address our objectives, we reviewed Bulletin C-22 and interviewed GSA officials responsible for issuing this guidance. We also interviewed officials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who developed the sections of the bulletin on the disposition of sensitive information, and reviewed other NIST guidance and information on this subject. We also reviewed National Security Agency (NSA) guidance on the disposition of sensitive and classified automated information. GAO/AIMD-93-7R, GSA's Computer Security Guidance United States General Accounting Offie Washington, D.C. 20540 Accounting and Informattion Management Division A

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