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DoD Needs To Assess Requirement For Critical Technologies List, Report Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

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A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report advocates an assessment of the Defense Department’s list of critical technologies--the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), because that list is “outdated and updates have ceased.” DoD spends billions on its weapons and technologies to maintain its position on the cutting edge, and such technologies are vulnerable, the GAO said. The MCTL was created to help identify those technologies and help minimize risks. GAO recommends DoD determine the best approach to meet user’s requirements…

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