Computer standards program

15 U.S. Code § 278g-3. Computer standards program

(a) In generalThe Institute shall—
(1)
have the mission of developing standards, guidelines, and associated methods and techniques for information systems;
(2)
develop standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for information systems used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf of an agency, other than national security systems (as defined in section 3552(b)(6) of title 44);
(3)
develop standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for providing adequate information security for all agency operations and assets, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems;
(4)
carry out the responsibilities described in paragraph (3) through the Computer Security Division; and
(5)
identify and develop standards and guidelines for improving the cybersecurity workforce for an agency as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or successor framework.
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