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GAO Finds 7 of 10 Federal Cyber Rules Carry Duplicative Reporting Requirements

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GAO found that seven of 10 federal cybersecurity regulations requiring written reports to agencies contain duplicated reporting requirements, according to a report released to Congress Wednesday.

The watchdog’s review of rules across 37 federal agencies identified 80 regulations out of 117 that overlap with other rules covering the same sectors. Lawmakers requested the analysis to identify redundancies, but the report concluded that ongoing efforts to de-conflict the overlapping rules have seen limited success.

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@cyberscoopnews

At the request of two top lawmakers, the GAO examined federal cyber regulations at 37 agencies. It counted 80 out of 117 rules that “either contain the same kind of reporting requirement applicable to a sector or the same reporting requirem

@usgao

Cybersecurity Regulations: Multiple Sectors Are Subject to Potentially Duplicative Reporting Requirements

@cyberscoopnews

Seven out of 10 federal cyber regulations requiring written reports to federal agencies are duplicated elsewhere, a report from a government watchdog found in a report to Congress Wednesday. And so far, efforts to de-conflict haven’t had m

@charliereports

GAO releases report reviewing duplicative cyber regulations across agencies, sought by lawmakers |

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