United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-03-03 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-332 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332 P0b002ee18038c34e f:d04332 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332 GAO-04-332 Classified defense information Department of Defense contractors Information disclosure Information resources management Security classification (government documents) Other Written Product A09394 Department of Defense (DOD) contractors perform numerous services that require access to classified information. With access comes the possibility of compromise, particularly as foreign entities increasingly seek U.S. military technologies. To ensure the protection of classified information, the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) establishes requirements that contractors must meet. In administering the NISP for DOD and 24 other government agencies, DOD's Defense Security Service (DSS) monitors whether 11,000- plus contractor facilities' security programs meet NISP requirements. In response to a Senate report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, GAO assessed DSS's oversight and examined DSS's actions after possible compromises of classified information. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332.pdf GAO-04-332 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-332 Other Written Product GAO-04-332; Industrial Security: DOD Cannot Provide Adequate Assurances That Its Oversight Ensures the Protection of Classified Information; Classified defense information Department of Defense contractors Information disclosure Information resources management Security classification (government documents) Public Law 108-136