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 2005-07-15 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-681 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681 P0b002ee18038abef f:d05681 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681 GAO-05-681 Classified defense information Contract oversight Department of Defense contractors Information disclosure Information resources management Performance measures Unauthorized access Policy evaluation Foreign corporations Information security Information security management Information security regulations National Industrial Security Program Other Written Product A30099 The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for ensuring that U.S. contractors safeguard classified information in their possession. DOD delegates this responsibility to its Defense Security Service (DSS), which oversees more than 11,000 contractor facilities that are cleared to access classified information. Some U.S. contractors have foreign connections that may require measures to be put into place to reduce the risk of foreign interests gaining unauthorized access to classified information. In response to a Senate report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, GAO assessed the extent to which DSS has assurance that its approach provides sufficient oversight of contractors under foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681.pdf GAO-05-681 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-681 Other Written Product GAO-05-681; Industrial Security: DOD Cannot Ensure Its Oversight of Contractors under Foreign Influence Is Sufficient; Classified defense information Contract oversight Department of Defense contractors Information disclosure Information resources management Performance measures Unauthorized access Policy evaluation Foreign corporations Information security Information security management Information security regulations National Industrial Security Program