Facility Security: Greater Outreach by DHS on Standards and Management Practices Could Benefit Federal Agencies

Abstract

GAO has designated federal real property management as a high-risk area due, in part, to the continued challenge of facility protection.Executive branch agencies are responsible for protecting about 370,000 non-military buildings and structures; the Federal Protective Service (FPS) protects over 9,000 of these. ISC - an interagency organization led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - issues physical security standards for agencies' use in designing and updating physical security programs. GAO was asked to review physical security programs at executive branch agencies with facilities that FPS does not protect. This report examines (1) the sources that inform agencies'physical security programs and (2) the management practices agencies use to oversee physical security and allocate resources. GAO reviewed and analyzed survey responses from 32 agencies. GAO also interviewed officials and reviewed documents from 5 of these agencies, which wereselected as case studies for more in-depth analysis. The survey and results can be found at GAO-13-223SP.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1180055

Entities

People

  • Colin Fallon
  • Eli Albagli
  • Hannah Laufe
  • Heather Halliwell
  • Jill Lacey
  • John Mortin
  • Kathleen Gilhooly
  • Mark Goldstein
  • Nitin Rao
  • Roshni Dave
  • Sara A. Moessbauer
  • Steve Caldwell
  • Ying Long

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems

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  • Best Practices
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Geographic Regions
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • President (United States)
  • Public Administration
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.