OMB guidance on FISMA adds potential extension for pandemic-related reporting issues

The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo outlining agency reporting requirements on cybersecurity performance for fiscal 2021, including the potential for “adjustments” in deadlines stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Consistent with adjustments to agency reporting deadlines found in OMB Memorandum M-20-21, Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the COVID-19 national emergency may disrupt the ability of agencies to meet their reporting requirements in a timely manner,” OMB writes in...