Special Access Programs: DOD Is Strengthening Compliance With Oversight Requirements
NSIAD-89-133
Published: May 04, 1989. Publicly Released: May 04, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) monitoring of highly classified special-access programs.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct DOD organizations to comply with provisions for special-access programs in DOD Information Security Program Regulation 5200.1-R and DOD Directive 5205.7. |
DOD issued revised DOD Directive 5205.7 in January 1989, which effectively implemented this recommendation.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) to report to the Secretary at least annually concerning DOD organizations that do not comply with those provisions. |
DOD disagreed that it is necessary to report annually on programs in noncompliance, if appropriate corrective action has been taken. DOD agreed that exception reporting is needed, but will continue to report on an as needed basis when significant noncompliance is identified. GAO disagreed because past patterns indicate that as needed reporting has not occurred with significant frequency.
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Classified defense informationInternal controlsNational defense operationsNoncomplianceProgram managementReporting requirementsMilitary forcesCompliance oversightRegulatory noncomplianceInformation security