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Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548
April 2, 2008
The Honorable Solomon P. Ortiz
Chairman
The Honorable J. Randy Forbes
Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Readiness
Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives
The Honorable William T. Akin
House of Representatives
Subject: Defense Critical Infrastructure: DOD's Risk Analysis of Its Critical
Infrastructure Omits Highly Sensitive Assets
The Department of Defense (DOD) relies on a global network of critical physical and
cyber infrastructure to project, support, and sustain its forces and operations
worldwide. The incapacitation, exploitation, or destruction of one or more of its
assets would seriously damage DOD's ability to carry out its core missions. To
identify and help assure the availability of this mission-critical infrastructure, in
August 2005, DOD established the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP),
assigning overall responsibility for the program to the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs (ASD [HD&ASA]).'
Since 2006, ASD(HD&ASA) has collaborated with the Joint Staff to compile a list of
all DOD- and non-DOD-owned infrastructure essential to accomplish the National
Defense Strategy.2 Each critical asset on the list must undergo a vulnerability
assessment, which identifies weaknesses in relation to potential threats and suggests
options to address those weaknesses.
'Earlier programs analogous to DCIP can be traced back to 1998. ASD(HD&ASA) has been
responsible for developing and ensuring implementation of critical infrastructure protection policy and
program guidance since September 2003.
2 Department of Defense, The National Defense Strategy of the United States of America (Washington,
D.C.: March 2005). The National Defense Strategy outlines DOD's approach to the defense of the
nation and its interests, establishing four strategic objectives: (1) secure the United States from direct
attack, (2) secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action, (3) strengthen alliances and
partnerships, and (4) establish favorable security conditions.
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