The Dept. of the Treasury relies heavily on information systems -- & on the public¿s trust in its work. Information security is therefore critical to Treasury operations. In support of its annual audit of the govt.¿s financial statements, the author assessed the effectiveness of: (1) Treasury¿s information security controls in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, & availability of the department¿s systems & data; & (2) Treasury¿s implementation of its departmentwide information security program. In assessing the adequacy of Treasury¿s information security program, the author focused on the effectiveness of its departmentwide policies & processes, rather than on bureau-specific directives & guidance. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.

Discusses the cyber threats to critical infrastructure and the Amer. economy. Pervasive and sustained cyber attacks against the U.S. continue to pose a potentially devastating impact on fed. and non-fed. systems and operations. In Feb. 2011, the Dir. of National Intelligence testified that, in the past year, there had been a dramatic increase in malicious cyber activity targeting U.S. computers and networks, incl. a more than tripling of the vol. of malicious software since 2009. This testimony describes: (1) cyber threats to cyber-reliant critical infrastructures and federal information systems; and (2) the continuing challenges federal agencies face in protecting the nation's cyber-reliant critical infrastructures and federal systems. A print on demand report.

In its 2001 Governmentwide Perspective, the General Accounting Office (GAO) identified operational challenges, such as the continuing need to implement management reforms, and discussed the need to address human capital and other strategic challenges, particularly the longer-term budget outlook. The information that GAO presents in this report is intended to help sustain congressional attention in addressing the challenges government faces in doing business in the 21st century. This report is part of a special series of reports on governmentwide and agency-specific issues.