The Defense Acquisition Program Administration's Ineffective Audit... Unable to Identify Leaked ADD Materials

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) conducted an audit related to the leakage of confidential information by retirees of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), but stated that "the exact number of leaked documents is not properly identified," sparking controversy.

According to the audit results announced on the 25th, which were conducted from May 4 to June 12, DAPA said, "One retiree accessed the information leakage prevention system about 680,000 times before retirement," and "the exact number of leaked documents is not properly identified." They also stated, "Suspicions of data leakage within ADD were raised in April, but DAPA was unaware of this until then."

In particular, the exact confidential materials that retirees took before retirement have not yet been identified. Although traces of leakage were found in the internal network, the specific documents have not been determined.

Since the revised "Public Officials Ethics Act" enforcement decree and enforcement rules, amended last December, will be applied from next month, the number of retirees subject to these regulations is expected to increase, raising urgent calls for countermeasures. The revised Public Officials Ethics Act expanded the scope of property registration and employment review from executive-level to senior-level personnel at ADD and the Defense Technology Quality Institute. Approximately 430 ADD personnel and 60 Defense Technology Quality Institute personnel are expected to be added as subjects for property registration and employment review.

DAPA estimates that the number of retirees will increase once senior researchers at ADD become subject to property disclosure and employment review.

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