The Militarily Critical Technologies List

" DOD spends billions of dollars on sophisticated weapon systems and technologies to maintain military superiority. Such technologies are vulnerable to exploitation when exported, stolen, or lost during military missions. To identify critical technologies and help minimize these risks, DOD established the MCTL-a technical reference-as well as a compendium of worldwide emerging technologies. In 2006, GAO reported that the MCTL was out of date and not meeting users' requirements, and subsequently included the list as a key component of GAO's high risk area on protecting critical technologies. This report updates GAO's 2006 work and reviews the extent to which 1) DOD has addressed weaknesses in updating and maintaining the MCTL, and 2) agencies use the MCTL as a resource in identifying critical technologies. GAO reviewed laws, directives, and guidance, as well as documentation of DOD actions since 2006 to address MCTL concerns and interviewed officials from DOD and the Departments of Commerce, State, and the Treasury. "

Presents 32 feature articles from the Security Awareness Bulletin, representing the work of many authors. Includes: the emerging foreign intelligence threat (counterintelligence challenges; what is the threat?), espionage and espionage case studies (Randy Miles Jeffries; Albert Sombolay; Aldrich Ames); information systems security (security measures; Boeing hacker incident; understanding the computer criminal); security policy and programs (national OPSEC program; technical security; TSCM); industrial security (arms control inspections); and the threat to U.S. technology (export control violations; foreign economic threat).