Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Better Support Program Managers' Implementation of Anti-Tamper Protection

Abstract

The U.S. government has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in developing the most sophisticated weapon systems and technologies in the world. Yet, U.S. weapons and technologies are vulnerable to exploitation, which can weaken U.S. military advantage, shorten the expected combat life of a system, and erode the U.S. industrial base's technological competitiveness. In an effort to protect U.S. technologies from exploitation, the Department of Defense (DOD) established in 1999 a policy directing each military service to implement anti-tamper techniques, which include software and hardware protective devices. This report reviews DOD's implementation of the anti-tamper policy as required by the Senate report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2004
Accession Number
AD1157893

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  • Anne-marie Lasowski
  • Gregory K. Harmon
  • Holly Ciampi
  • Katherine V. Schinasi
  • Yelena T. Harden

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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