Summary of Audit Results -- DOD Information Assurance Challenges
Abstract
The DoD Annual Statements of Assurance for FYs 1995 through 1998 identified a material management control weakness in the area of information systems security. Audits have been an important tool in identifying that weakness. In February 1997, the General Accounting Office designated information security as a high-risk area throughout the Federal Government, because weaknesses in information security, in the face of the growing threat, could cause critical Government operations to be highly vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. This report summarizes 75 reports pertaining to DoD organizations or functions and their information assurance efforts. The objective of this report is to summarize DoD information assurance weaknesses identified in 75 General Accounting Office and DoD internal audit reports issued from January 1, 1995, through November 30,1998.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 22, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA367629
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense