State Department: Diplomatic Security's Recent Growth Warrants Strategic Review

Abstract

State Department's (State) Bureau of Diplomatic Security (Diplomatic Security) is responsible for the protection of people, information,and property at over 400 foreign missions and domestic locations. Diplomatic Security must be prepared to counter threats such as crime, espionage, visa and passport fraud, technological intrusions, political violence, and terrorism. GAO was asked to assess (1) how Diplomatic Security's mission has evolved since 1998, (2) how its resources have changed over the last 10 years, and (3) the challenges it faces in conducting its missions. GAO analyzed Diplomatic Security data; reviewed relevant documents; and interviewed officials at several domestic facilities and 18international missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1180918

Entities

People

  • Jess T. Ford

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Antiterrorism
  • Congress
  • Construction
  • Counterterrorism
  • Crime
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Private Military Companies
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.