NASA security and export control : analyses and perspectives / Abraham Quinn, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Quinn, Abraham, editor.

Series:

Defense, security and strategy series.

Space science, exploration and policies series.

Defense, Security and Strategies

Space Science, Exploration and Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Security measures.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Weaknesses in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) export control policy and implementation of foreign national access procedures at some centers increase the risk of unauthorized access to export-controlled technologies. NASA policies provide Center Directors the ability to implement export controls at their centers. NASA develops sophisticated technologies and shares with them its international partners. U.S. export control regulations require NASA to identify and protect its sensitive technology; NASA delegates implementation of export controls to its 10 research and spa

Contents:

""NASA SECURITY AND EXPORT CONTROL: ANALYSES AND PERSPECTIVES""; ""NASA SECURITY AND EXPORT CONTROL: ANALYSES AND PERSPECTIVES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: EXPORT CONTROLS: NASA MANAGEMENT ACTION AND IMPROVED OVERSIGHT NEEDED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ITS TECHNOLOGIES""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""WEAKNESSES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF NASA EXPORT CONTROL, FOREIGN NATIONAL ACCESS, AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION PROCEDURES AT SOME CENTERS CREATE EXPORT CONTROL VULNERABILITIES""""NASA LACKS A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF EXPORT-CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGIES AND NASA HEADQUARTERS IS NOT FULLY UTILIZING OVERSIGHT TOOLS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM""

""Chapter 2: STATEMENT OF RICHARD KEEGAN, ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL AERONAUTICSAND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.HEARING ON ''NASA SECURITY: ASSESSINGTHE AGENCY�S EFFORTS TO PROTECTSENSITIVE INFORMATION''""""NASA EXPORT CONTROL PROGRAM""; ""RECENT REVIEWS""; ""THE PROPOSED NASA FOIA EXEMPTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ENCLOSURE 1""; ""ENCLOSURE 2""; ""INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN NATIONAL ACCESS MANAGEMENT""; ""INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY""; ""COUNTERINTELLIGENCE""; ""EXPORT CONTROL""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS""

""Chapter 3: STATEMENT OF GAIL A. ROBINSON,DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. HEARING ON ''NASA SECURITY: ASSESSING THE AGENCY�S EFFORTS TO PROTECTSENSITIVE INFORMATION''""""CHINESE NATIONAL�S ACCESS TO LANGLEY""; ""AMES ITAR INVESTIGATION""; ""Chapter 4: STATEMENT OF DOUGLAS WEBSTER, FELLOW, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PRINCIPAL. HEARING ON ''NASA SECURITY: ASSESSING THE AGENCY�S EFFORTS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE INFORMATION''""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS""; ""FNAM DIRECTIVES""; ""NASA DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT""

""TRACKING FOREIGN NATIONALS AT NASA""""INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY""; ""COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS""; ""PROCEDURES FOR HOSTING AND ESCORTING FOREIGN NATIONALS""; ""EXPORT CONTROL""; ""MONITORING FNAM COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE""; ""ASSET PROTECTION""; ""NASA INTERNAL CONTROLS AND RISK MANAGEMENT""; ""POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES""; ""COMPETITION BETWEEN FIELD CENTERS""; ""NASA CULTURE""; ""PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Chapter 5: BO JIANG�S ACCESS TO NASA�S LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. BACKGROUND""

""III. JIANG�S TENURE AS A NASA CONTRACTOR""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 9, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-807-4

OCLC:

890332478