Sources close to the operations of the US Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB), established by the Computer Security Act of 1987, argue that the board is increasingly losing its clout and is rapidly becoming a virtual rubber stamp entity. The current chairman of the board, Franklin Reeder, who served as the Director of Information Policy in the White House’s Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan and Bush administrations, took over the chairmanship of the board in June 2000.