Statement of the Honorable Mark A.Forman. Administrator, Office of Electronic Government and And Information Technology

By Forman, Mark A.

Book Id: WPLBN0000677855
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.2 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Statement of the Honorable Mark A.Forman. Administrator, Office of Electronic Government and And Information Technology
Author:	Forman, Mark A.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Political science., White House Administrative Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection, White House ePublication Collection
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Publisher:	White House Epublication


Citation APA MLA Chicago A. Forma, B. M. (n.d.). Statement of the Honorable Mark A.Forman. Administrator, Office of Electronic Government and And Information Technology. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Although most critical infrastructures are in the private sector, governments at various levels perform many key functions. Among those key functions are national defense, homeland security, emergency response, taxation, payments to citizens, central bank activities, criminal justice, and public health. All of those functions and others now depend upon information networks and systems. Thus, it is the duty of governments to secure their information systems in order to provide essential services. At the federal level it is also required by law.