Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) was mandated by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2007 and provides a set of security standards that must be adhered to by all federal workstations and laptops running Windows XP or Vista. FDCC evolved into the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) starting in 2010, although some agencies and contracts may still be under lingering FDCC compliance obligations. Consequently, the updated standard is now often referred to as “FDCC/USGCB” or “USGCB (FDCC)” for reference. FDCC/USGCB is not its own law; rather, it is a central…
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