GAO: DHS Falls Short on Security Goals
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- GAO: DHS Falls Short on Security Goals. // Airport Security Report;9/26/2007, Vol. 15 Issue 19, p6
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- Homeland Security: Successes and Challenges in DHS's Efforts to Create an Effective Acquisition Organization: GAO-05-179. Sullivan, Michael J. // GAO Reports;3/29/2005, p1
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- Strategic Budgeting: Risk Management Principles Can Help DHS Allocate Resources to Highest Priorities: GAO-05-824T. Walker, David M. // GAO Reports;6/29/2005, p1
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- Homeland Security: Better Management Practices Could Enhance DHS's Ability to Allocate Investigative Resources: GAO-06-462T. Stana, Richard // GAO Reports;3/28/2006, p1
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- HOMELAND SECURITY. Hutton, John P. // GAO Reports;9/10/2012, p1
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- GAO Says Homeland Security Reviews Largely Met 9/11 Act Requirements. // Defense Daily;12/17/2010, Vol. 248 Issue 52, p7
The article offers information on the reviews of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at defining its missions and organizational needs, as required under the 9/11 Commission Act in the U.S. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the DHS's reviews fully or partially...
- Homeland Security: Efforts Under Way to Develop Enterprise Architecture, but Much Work Remains: GAO-04-777. Hite, Randolph C. // GAO Reports;8/6/2004, p1
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is attempting to integrate 22 federal agencies, each specializing in one or more interrelated aspects of homeland security. An enterprise architecture is a key tool for effectively and efficiently accomplishing this. In September 2003, DHS issued an...
- Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grant Programs Has Improved, but Challenges Remain: GAO-05-121. Jenkins, Jr., William O. // GAO Reports;2/2/2005, p1
The Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP)--originally established in 1998 within the Department of Justice to help state and local first responders acquire specialized training and equipment needed to respond to terrorist incidents--was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security upon...
- Homeland Security: GAO-08-636T. // GAO Reports;4/17/2008, p1
Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, state and local governments formed fusion centers, collaborative efforts to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity. Recognizing that the centers are a critical mechanism for sharing information, the federal...
