Assessment of Security Within the Department of Defense - Security Policy

Abstract

Security spans the entire Department and is necessary for the Department to protect its resources. Department of Defense security disciplines have as one fundamental purpose the protection of DoD critical assets and must be applied in a fully balanced and coordinated way. Actions taken in one area, for example, physical security, have a direct bearing upon actions taken in other areas such as information security. When security policy functions are fragmented, the chances of inconsistent and ineffective protection levels are increased. Employees in security positions, whether it is security administrators, security chiefs, or security clerks, are critical to the national defense and deserve security policy that is clear, concise, and consistently applied to all echelons of security. In the absence of security policy that is streamlined, updated and harmonized, organizations will waste resources trying to comply with guidance that is potentially redundant, outdated and confusing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 2012
Accession Number
ADA566827

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Security
  • Insider Threats
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Training

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.