Watchdog to audit DOD's use of 'controlled unclassified' markings to restrict information

By Tony Bertuca / October 7, 2022 at 1:40 PM
The Pentagon inspector general's office intends to begin an audit this month looking into the Defense Department's use of "controlled unclassified information" as a justification for restricting information, like what was seen when an annual weapons testing performance report was submitted to Congress earlier this year. The objective of the audit, which is being conducted at the direction of the Senate Armed Services Committee , “is to determine the extent to which the Department of Defense (DOD) developed guidance, conducted...

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