Audit of the Development and Maintenance of Department of Defense Security Classification Guides

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2022-107

Component, if applicable:

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Army (USA)

United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)

United States European Command (USEUCOM)

United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

United States Navy (USN)

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
DODIG-2022-107Final20220623508.pdf	11.45 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
D-2022-0107-D000CX-0001-0001.a	Open	No
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security direct all DoD Component Heads to account for all security classification guides under their purview.
D-2022-0107-D000CX-0001-0001.c	Open	No
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security establish a process to ensure that DoD Components, the original classification authorities, and the Defense Technical Information Center comply with the requirements in DoD Manual 5200.01, Volume 1, and DoD Manual 5200.45.
D-2022-0107-D000CX-0001-0002	Open	No
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Technical Information Center Administrator, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, establish business rules for the security classification guide index, including a security classification guide naming, numbering, and formatting convention that will facilitate original classification authority searches of existing classification guidance to enable consistent classification of similar information throughout the DoD.
D-2022-0107-D000CX-0001-0003	Open	No
Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, direct the Defense Technical Information Center to re-establish the 5-year reminder process to ensure that original classification authorities review and update security classification guides as required.

Department of Defense OIG

Department of Defense

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General was established in 1982. The mission of the DoD OIG, as established by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix); and implemented by DoD Directive 5106.01, "Inspector General of the Department of Defense," is to serve as an independent and objective office in DoD to:

a) conduct, supervise, monitor, and initiate audits, evaluations, and investigations relating to programs and operations of the Department of Defense,

b) provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of, and to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in, such programs and operations,

c) provide a means for keeping the Secretary of Defense and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective action

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