The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) program management office (PMO) was effectively implementing software assurance (SwA) to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in system software.
SwA is the level of confidence that software functions only as intended and is free of vulnerabilities, either intentionally or unintentionally designed or inserted as part of the software.
The Next Gen OPIR Program is a space‑based, strategically survivable missile warning satellite system designed to counter current and future threats in a contested space environment. We reviewed the SwA activities conducted for three software‑dependent components within the Next Gen OPIR Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) space vehicles’ (satellites’) mission payload module.