United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-11-03 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-00-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14 P0b002ee18039a71f f:ns00014 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14 NSIAD-00-14 Export regulation Technology transfer Internal controls Exporting Licenses International trade Internal audits Dual-use technologies Data encryption NASA International Space Station Alpha Program U.S. Munitions List Russia Other Written Product NSIAD

The international space station, with 16 nations involved, is one of the largest scientific collaborations attempted. Under international agreements, NASA, as the U.S. representative, is obligated to deliver, disclose, or transfer technology, data, and commodities needed to implement the program. Members of Congress have raised concerns about the extent of safeguards to protect technology and information exported in support of the space station. This report provides information on (1) the licenses granted to NASA to export space station-related technology and commodities and plans to export encryption technology and (2) the results of internal and external assessments of NASA's export control program and NASA's actions to implement audit recommendations. Encryption technology maintains the secrecy of information and is needed to provide secure transmission of command and control instructions between ground and space components of the space station. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14.pdf GAO/NSIAD-00-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-00-14 Other Written Product GAO/NSIAD-00-14; Export Controls: International Space Station Technology; Export regulation Technology transfer Internal controls Exporting Licenses International trade Internal audits Dual-use technologies Data encryption NASA International Space Station Alpha Program U.S. Munitions List Russia Title 22 Section 2778 22 U.S.C. 2778 Title 50 Appendix 2401 50 U.S.C. App. 2401