A FISMA compliance approach that relies on a manual and labor-intensive process can produce mountains of paper and electronic documents that no one can organize and make sense of. Such a compliance strategy results in overwhelming confusion where the assumption is that everything is in place because personnel are too busy to make sense of it all: that is, until things break down and all the fingers are pointed at the agency. This whitepaper highlights the six critical elements agencies should keep in mind in order to reduce the burden of FISMA compliance, while achieving greater control and security. pdf  Download Full Document