Annual Follow-Up Report on Previous Export Control Recommendations, as Mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 200

摘要

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees, through the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2000, as amended, directed the Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, State, and the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to conduct an annual assessment of the adequacy of current export controls and counterintelligence measures to prevent the acquisition of sensitive U.S. technology and technical information by countries and entities of concern. The Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) are required to report to the Congress no later than March 30 of each year from 2000 to 2007. In addition, the legislation requires the OIGs to include in their annual report the status or disposition of recommendations made in earlier reports submitted in accordance with the act. This report presents the status of recommendations made in our February 2002 report, as well as those that remain open from our March 2000 and 2001 reports. Program evaluations are special reviews that the OIG undertakes to provide agency managers with timely information about operations, including current and foreseeable problems. By highlighting problems, the OIG hopes to help managers move quickly to address them and to avoid similar problems in the future. The evaluations are also conducted to encourage effective, efficient, and economical operations and to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Program evaluations may also highlight effective programs or operations, particularly if they may be useful or adaptable for agency managers or program operations elsewhere. This evaluation was conducted in accordance with the Quality Standards for Inspections issued by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, and was performed under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and Department Organization Order 10-13, dated May 22, 1980, as amended.