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• OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET RELEASES A-123 CIRCULAR ON RISK MANAGEMENT - August 1, 2016

• Risk Management playbook for Circular A-123 rolls out

  By Carten Cordell, Federal Times

  Following the Office of Management and Budget’s update to Circular A-123 this week, the government has rolled out a guide for federal agencies to assess their risk in meeting the new requirements.

  Circular A-123 provides agencies with guidelines for managing their information technology resources. OMB’s July 27 update provided more guidance on cybersecurity updates and IT standards.

  The Chief Financial Officers Council and the Performance Improvement Council-authored “Playbook: Enterprise Risk Management for the U.S. Federal Government” lays out principles and plans to help agencies navigate their risk while making the required IT upgrades.

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