User:Elhugheszete/Draft of Secure Federal File Sharing Act
The Secure Federal File Sharing Act is a proposed United States federal law currently under review by the United States Senate as of March 25, 2010.[1] If enacted, the Secure Federal File Sharing Act will require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance and update regulations on the use of open-network peer-to-peer filesharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software by federal employees.[2][3] The Act would require heads or chief information officers of agencies to request permission for employees to use specific peer-to-peer filesharing programs for work-related tasks, including regulating use of such programs on employee's personal home computers.
Background
[edit]The bill was introduced by New York Representative Edolphus Towns on November 17th, 2009.[4] It was written in response to highly sensitive materials
Primary Source: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.4098:
Secondary Sources:
- http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4098
- http://oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4682&Itemid=49
- http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4098/show
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224200362
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