Homeland Security: A Risk Management Approach Can Guide Preparedness Efforts

Abstract

This testimony focuses on the work that has been done over the past five years on combating terrorism and recommendations advocating a risk management approach for such programs. Risk management is a systematic process to analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and the criticality (or relative importance) of assets to better support key decisions linking resources with prioritized efforts for results. This testimony will take a more strategic and longer-term view to help guide future programs and responses to combat terrorism and other threats. Some Federal agencies have taken steps related to risk management, but the results have been inconclusive. After threat, vulnerability, and criticality assessments have been completed and evaluated in this risk-base decision process, key actions can be taken to better prepare the United States against potential attacks or events. Without a risk management approach, there is little assurance that programs to combat terrorism are prioritized and properly focused.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2001
Accession Number
ADA395792

Entities

People

  • Raymond J. Decker

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement
  • Local Governments
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Risk
  • Risk Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.