Watchdog to audit whether DOD is addressing cyber gaps in weapon systems

The Defense Department inspector general will audit whether the Pentagon is addressing cyber vulnerabilities discovered during the test and evaluation of its weapons systems and other acquisition programs.

The audit will begin this month, according to a Jan. 8 memo released Wednesday by the DOD IG’s office.

“The objective of this audit is to determine the extent to which DOD Components took action to accept, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified during the cybersecurity test and evaluation of DOD acquisition...