Risk happens. Especially when you consider the overlapping requirements of compliance mandates such as FISMA, A-123, FMFIA, and FFMIA. Rather than simply “check the box,” many organizations are demanding a higher return on their investment—to get real, measurable results that matter to the mission. By viewing these mandates collectively, instead of individually, public sector organizations can integrate risk, compliance, and security so that each mandate fulfills its original intent—without compromising the others.

Gordon Hannah, security and identity management lead for BearingPoint’s government practice, explains how agencies can integrate ID cards into their operations without putting personal data and critical information at risk and be HSPD-12 compliant, starting with asking three important questions.

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