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Multilevel Computer Security Regrirevents of the World lide
Military Command and Control System (VNNCCS). LCD-78-106;
B-163074. April 5, 1978. IC pp.
Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Fred J. Shafer,
Director, L.oqistics and Communications Div.
Issue Area: Military Preparedness Plans: military Communications
and Information Processing Needs (803); Automatic Data
Processinq (100);Federal Procurement of Goods and Services:
Definition of Performance Requirements in Delation to Need
of the Procuring Agency (1902).
Contact: Logistics and Communicationa Liv.
Budqet Function: National Defense: Department of Defense -
Military (except procurement 6 contracts) 4051); National
Defense: Defense-related Activities (054).
Orqanization Concerned: Department of the Army; Department of
the Air Force; Department of the Navy.
conqressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Scrvices;
Senate Committee on Armed Services.
The World Wide Military Coastnd and Control System
(WWMCCS) is a composite of military c-ummand facilities,
communications, warning systems, and c iputers located
throughout the vorld to support iJI..taL.' command and control
activities. A followup review ims conducted to determine whether
the multilevel computer security requirements of WHWCCS were
being properly provided or by the Department of Defense (30D)
and if Air Force efforts to solve this protlem had teen properly
considered by DOD. At the time of the review, WDMCCS officials
had not endorsed or supported Air Force efforts on multilevel
computer security even though the Air force had demcnstrated a
pototntial for resolving the shortcomino of WiCCS software.
However, the Air Force terminated its efforts to develop
multilevel computer security because of insufficient finencing.
The Departments of the Army and Navy also have a naed for
multilevel security in their computerized systems and had been
waiting for capabilities beiva developed by the Air Force. The
apparent need for a multilevel security system and the lack of a
concentrated effort to meet it, as well as cancellation cf the
Air Force program which shoved promise of meeting this need,
resulted trom a lack o1 centralized responsibility and authority
tor development of a multilevel system. An office within the
Office of the Secretary of Defensu should be given budget
authority and responsibility for: control of all computsr
security research and development in DCD; zeview anC approval of
computer security requirements for all thrne services; review
and approval of all computer security specifications,
methodologies, and procurements; and review and approval of all
lonq-ranqe plans for WWfCCS and the services. 4RIS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaaxaj0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)