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

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Date Issued

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Components

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

United States Navy (USN)

United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

United States European Command (USEUCOM)

United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)

United States Army (USA)

United States Air Force (USAF)

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Report Number

DODIG-2022-107

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2022-0107-D000CX-0001-0001.a	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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.