Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002

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United States federal law information security law

The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that establishes a comprehensive framework for protecting government information systems and managing information security risks across federal agencies.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
FISMA	4
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 canonical	4
FISMA 2002	1
Federal Information Security Management Act	1
Title III – Federal Information Security Management Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3828767 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
Context triple: [Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, amends, Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002]

A. Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 is a U.S. law that updates and strengthens federal government information security practices by clarifying agency responsibilities, enhancing oversight, and modernizing the framework for protecting federal information systems.
B. E-Government Act of 2002
The E-Government Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that promotes the use of information technology to improve government services, management, and access to public information while strengthening privacy and security protections.
C. Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996
The Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that reformed how the government acquires, manages, and uses information technology by emphasizing performance-based management and the establishment of agency Chief Information Officers.
D. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 is a United States federal law that allocated funding and set policies for U.S. intelligence agencies and activities for the 2002 fiscal year.
E. Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is a U.S. federal law that facilitates the sharing of cyber threat information between private companies and the government to improve national cybersecurity while addressing privacy and civil liberties concerns.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
Target entity description: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that establishes a comprehensive framework for protecting government information systems and managing information security risks across federal agencies.

A. Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 is a U.S. law that updates and strengthens federal government information security practices by clarifying agency responsibilities, enhancing oversight, and modernizing the framework for protecting federal information systems.
B. E-Government Act of 2002
The E-Government Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that promotes the use of information technology to improve government services, management, and access to public information while strengthening privacy and security protections.
C. Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996
The Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that reformed how the government acquires, manages, and uses information technology by emphasizing performance-based management and the establishment of agency Chief Information Officers.
D. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 is a United States federal law that allocated funding and set policies for U.S. intelligence agencies and activities for the 2002 fiscal year.
E. Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is a U.S. federal law that facilitates the sharing of cyber threat information between private companies and the government to improve national cybersecurity while addressing privacy and civil liberties concerns.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ information security law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	FISMA 2002 ⓘ linked to: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
appliesTo	federal executive agencies ⓘ federal information systems ⓘ
assignsRoleTo	Chief Information Officers of federal agencies ⓘ Director of the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ linked to: Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level) Inspectors General of federal agencies ⓘ National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ Secretary of Commerce ⓘ linked to: Secretary of Commerce of the United States agency heads ⓘ
authorizes	National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop information security standards and guidelines ⓘ linked to: National Institute of Standards and Technology
basisFor	NIST Federal Information Processing Standards for security ⓘ linked to: Federal Information Processing Standards NIST Risk Management Framework ⓘ
codifiedIn	44 U.S. Code ⓘ linked to: Title 44 of the United States Code 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq. (original codification) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
designates	Office of Management and Budget as responsible for oversight of federal information security policies ⓘ linked to: Office of Management and Budget for federal information security policy
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
exempts	national security systems (with separate requirements) ⓘ
focusesOn	availability of federal information ⓘ confidentiality of federal information ⓘ integrity of federal information ⓘ
influenced	development of federal cybersecurity policies ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
objective	to provide a comprehensive framework for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources ⓘ to provide effective government-wide management and oversight of information security risks ⓘ
partOf	E-Government Act of 2002 ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 107-347 (Title III) ⓘ linked to: Public Law 107-347
relatedTo	Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 ⓘ linked to: Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 E-Government Act of 2002 ⓘ Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 ⓘ
replacedBy	Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 ⓘ
requires	annual independent evaluation of agency information security programs ⓘ annual reporting to Congress on information security ⓘ annual reporting to the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ development of agency-wide information security programs ⓘ implementation of security controls commensurate with risk ⓘ incident detection and response procedures ⓘ periodic risk assessments of information systems ⓘ periodic testing and evaluation of information security controls ⓘ plans for continuity of operations ⓘ security awareness training for agency personnel ⓘ
shortName	FISMA ⓘ linked to: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
subjectMatter	federal information systems ⓘ information security ⓘ risk management ⓘ
title	Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002 ⓘ linked to: E-Government Act of 2002
yearEnacted	2002 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 → amends → Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ⓘ

Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 → relatedTo → Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ⓘ

EINSTEIN 2 → regulatoryFramework → Federal Information Security Management Act ⓘ