The crackdown on unauthorized transfers of U.S. military technology is gaining strength, and it will continue to intensify, warns the Defense Department inspector general in its latest semiannual report to Congress.
The “technology protection program” has become the fastest growing arm of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the IG says. Investigations under this program involve the transfer of weapons technology and other sensitive information to foreign organizations or governments without proper State Department export licenses. Last year, DCIS probed illegal exports of missile technology, military night vision data, fighter jet components and helicopter technical data.