The security glass is half full
Congress funded only part of President Clinton's request for governmentwide information security initiatives
Congress funded only part of President Clinton's request for governmentwide information security initiatives, but the Clinton administration is pleased that Congress funded some of its programs at all.
| Agency | Program | Requested (in millions) | Appropriated (in millions) |
| Commerce | Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection | $50.0 | $0.0 |
| Commerce | Expert Review Team | $5.0 | $3.0 |
| Commerce | Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office | $6.7 | $4.9 |
| GSA | Federal Computer Incident Response Capability | $10.0 | $8.0 |
| NSF | Scholarship for Service | $11.2 | $11.2 |
| OPM | Federal Cyber Services | $10.8 | $0.0 |
| Treasury | Federal PKI programs | $7.0 | $3.5 |
Note: As of Oct. 30, bills funding security programs had not been signed into law, except the departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development bill, which includes NSF and OPM. Bills funding initiatives at Commerce, GSA and Treasury had yet to be signed.
Source: FCW and congressional reports
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