Information Assurance Challenges a Summary of Audit Results Reported December 1, 1998, Through March 31, 2000
' FOR O:PPICtA-L USE ONLY ort INFORMATION ASSURANCE CHALLENGES A SUMMARY OF AUDIT RESULTS REPORTED DECEMBER 1, 1998, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2000 Report No. D-2000-124 May 15, 2000 Office of the Inspector General Department of Defense P0R: 0!FFICW..1:JSE 0Nb¥ I I . \ I \ I I I I I I I I I INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 400 ARMY NAVY OFllVE AFIUNGTON, VIRGINIA 22202-2884 May 15, 2000 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INTELLIGENCE) SUBJECT: Audit Report on Information Assurance Challenges-A Summary of Audit Results Reported December 1, 1998, through March 31, 2000 (Report No. D-2000-124) This summary report is provided for your information and use. This report contains no recommendations, no written comments were required, and none were received. (b) (6) (b) (6) (b) (6) (b) (6) (b) (6) (b) (6) (b) (6) (b) (6) 14k!J~ Robert J. Lieberman Assistant Inspector General for Auditing Office of the Inspector GeneraJ, DoD Report No. D-2000-124 May 15, 2000 {Project No. OAs-6104.01) Information Assurance Challenges-A Summary of Audit Results Reported December 1, 1998, through March 31, 2000 Executive Summary Introduction. Information assurance is emerging as a critical component of DoD operational readiness. When effective, information assurance enables the systems and networks composing the Defense information infrastructure to provide protected, continuous, and dependable service in support of both warfighting and business missions. On December 30, 1999, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum, "Department of Defense Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert,~ which stated that information assurance is an essential element of operational readiness and can no longer be relegated to a secondary concern.
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