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2015–2017·Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency)

IT outsourcing gave foreign technicians access to classified registers

Settled/established
What happened
The Swedish Transport Agency outsourced the operation of the driving licence and vehicle registers, among others, to IBM without completing the security vetting required by the Protective Security Act. Foreign technicians gained access to protected identities and data on military vehicles.
Who reviewed
The Riksdag Committee on the Constitution (KU) and the Swedish National Audit Office (Riksrevisionen)
Criticism
The Committee on the Constitution directed serious criticism at several ministers for failures in handling information and for not informing the Riksdag in time. The Director-General was convicted of negligence with classified information.
Outcome
Director-General Maria Ågren received a summary penalty order (day fines). Infrastructure Minister Anna Johansson and Interior Minister Anders Ygeman resigned in 2017. A stricter Protective Security Act entered into force in 2019.
Agency's own reply
The Swedish Transport Agency has accepted the criticism, ordered an internal review and introduced new procedures for protective security agreements. The agency states that the deviations have been remedied and that its management has been replaced.

Sources

Primary sourceKU 2017/18:KU20 — granskningsbetänkande (2018-04-12)Riksrevisionen RiR 2019:1 — Säkerhetsskyddet i statliga bolag och myndigheter

Updated 2026-07-08

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