As specified in the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act, all Federal agencies are to regularly be checked with regards to information security. The tests are done by the various security agencies and by independent security developers to see if government offices are protected from cyber crime and that the measures they have are working as designed. Most Federal agencies are protected by their custom security networks which allow them to be treated as a separate entity rather than part of a big federal network. Being separated into smaller networks allows them to be treated locally for any problems with malware isolating them from the rest of the system. The grade for this year is expected to be at C- as opposed to D+ that they got last year. This would be a sign that they are indeed getting better at protecting their respective backyards but would also show the need for more stringent methods. 24 Federal agencies are part of the analysis and they are all tested using varying methods and approaches to see the effectiveness of their Cyber-defenses.