General Services Administration Status of Efforts to Improve Management of Building Security Upgrade Program

Abstract

I am pleased to be here today to discuss the General Services Administration's (GSA) progress in upgrading the security of federal buildings under its operation. As you know, following the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the President directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assess the vulnerability of federal office buildings, particularly to acts of terrorism and other forms of violence. Under the direction of DOJ, an interagency working group comprising security professionals from nine federal departments and agencies issued in June 1995 a report recommending specific minimum security standards for federal buildings. Subsequently, the President directed executive departments and agencies to upgrade the security of their facilities to the extent feasible based on the DOJ report's recommendations. The President gave GSA this responsibility for the buildings it controls, and in July 1995, GSA initiated a multimillion-dollar security enhancement program for these buildings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1999
Accession Number
ADA373731

Entities

People

  • Bernard L. Ungar

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Agreements
  • Business Administration
  • Communication Equipment
  • Governments
  • Inventory
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Logistics Management
  • Money
  • Personnel Management
  • Physical Security
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.