Defense Needs Better System For Assuring Adequate Security At Reasonable Cost On U.S. Bases

Abstract

The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Review has authority and responsibility to establish security policy for all military assets, but except for a few sensitive assets, Defense has not taken an active role in managing security programs. The services and local commands design their own security programs to protect all other assets. In view of the enormous cost of protection and the many independent approaches being taken, an established management system within Defense or among the services is needed. Although Defense planned to address specific security problems identified by GAO, it did not agree with GAOs proposals for strengthening its role in managing security programs. Instead, Defense prefers to continue its incremental approach of providing guidance and of monitoring for a few highly sensitive assets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1981
Accession Number
AD1177162

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Police
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Strategic Security Studies