The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has exists and founded more than one-hundred years ago, accordingly to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
Some of the publications created under NIST are adaptable to any organizations no matter where your office operates. The government also have passed prevailing laws to protect entities, its information, national treasures most importantly its people living in and out of the U.S. from evil act and the likes.
Their publications on standards, laws and policies, some of them available in the Internet, includes:
Special publications in the 800 series, comprise of information security documents
Roadmap to information security documents
Freedom of Information Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Library of Congress for other reliable law materials
The Privacy Act
Federal Information Security Management Act
National Internet Safety Month
- The U.S. Senate have passed this new resolution, more information here
Encryption Export Control Policy
High Performance Computer Export Controls and its issues for congress