The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) is United States legislation that defines a comprehensive framework to protect government information, operations and assets against natural or man-made threats.
FISMA was signed into law as part of the Electronic Government Act of 2002.
FISMA’s goal is to Protect the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) of information and information system
Office of Management Budget is The Executive Branch of the Government responsible for the implementation of the FISMA Law. All government agencies report their FISMA compliance status to OMB