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CHAPTeR 8 Federal Government Information Security and Privacy Regulations I N A 2009 SPEECH, U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAsaidthatAmerica's digitalinfrastructureisa"strategicnationalasset." 1 Heurgedabroad plantoprotectthesecurityandprivacyoffederalinformationsystems. Hesaidthatwemustbetterprotectthenation'sdigitalinfrastructure. Boththefederalgovernmentandprivateorganizationshavearoletoplay. Thischapterreviewshowthefederalgovernmentprotectsitsinformation systems.ThesesystemsholdpersonaldataaboutU.S.residents.Theyconduct thebusinessofrunningthecountry.Theyalsoholdsensitivesecuritydata. Theyareusedforthenation'sdefense.Thischapterreviewsthesecurity andprivacylawsthatprotectthesesystems. Chapter 8 Topics Thischaptercoversthefollowingtopicsandconcepts: · Whattheinformationsecuritychallengesfacingthefederalgovernmentare · WhattheFederalInformationSecurityManagementActdoes · Howthefederalgovernmentprotectsprivacyininformationsystems · Whatimportandexportcontrollawsare · Whatsomecasestudiesandexamplesare 208