HOMELAND SECURITY: Further Actions Needed to Coordinate Federal Agencies' Facility Protection Efforts and Promote Key Practices

Abstract

The war on terrorism has made physical security for federal facilities a government wide concern. The Interagency Security Committee (ISC), which is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is tasked with coordinating federal agencies' facility protection efforts, developing protection standards, and overseeing implementation. GAOs objectives were to (1) assess ISC's progress in fulfilling its responsibilities and (2) identify key practices in protecting federal facilities and any related implementation obstacles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 04, 2004
Accession Number
AD1116081

Entities

People

  • Anne Izod
  • Brandon Haller
  • Cynthia Taylor
  • David Sausville
  • Joyce Evans
  • Mark L. Goldstein
  • Matt Cail
  • Roshni Dave
  • Susan Michal-smith

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Design Criteria
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Performance Tests
  • Physical Security
  • Public Health
  • Risk Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • United States Government
  • Vulnerability
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.