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Reports
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Statement of Dr. James Jay Carafano Before the House Budget Committee. February 2005.
- This testimony discusses three points: "First, we are spending the right amount on defense and homeland security. Second, even though we may begin drawing down forces in Iraq, we need to maintain defense funding levels to prevent returning to the hollow force of the 1970s. Third, Congress needs a set of strategic principles to create a comprehensive approach to homeland security spending, instead of wasting money in a scattershot approach to programming."
Source: Heritage Foundation (All by Source | Source Website).
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Combating Terrorism: Increased Oversight and Accountability Needed over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds. June 2008.
- "This report focuses on (1) the extent to which Defense has consistently applied its guidance to validate the reimbursements claimed by Pakistan and (2) how the Office of the Defense Representative to Pakistan's (ODRP) role has changed over time. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed CSF oversight procedures, examined CSF documents, and interviewed Defense officials in Washington, D.C., U.S. Central Command in Florida, and Pakistan."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-806.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Homeland Security: DHS Risk-Based Grant Methodology Is Reasonable, But Current Version's Measure of Vulnerability is Limited. June 2008.
- "Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has distributed almost $20 billion in funding to enhance the nation's capabilities to respond to acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. In fiscal year 2007, DHS provided approximately $1.7 billion to states and urban areas through its Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. As part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2007, GAO was mandated to review the methodology used by DHS to allocate HSGP grants. This report addresses (1) the changes DHS has made to its risk-based methodology used to allocate grant funding from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2008 and (2) whether the fiscal year 2008 methodology is reasonable. To answer these questions, GAO analyzed DHS documents related to its methodology and grant guidance, interviewed DHS officials about the grant process used in fiscal year 2007 and changes made to the process for fiscal year 2008, and used GAO's risk management framework based on best practices."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-852.
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Homeland Security
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Homeland Security: DHS Risk-Based Grant Methodology Is Reasonable, But Current Version's Measure of Vulnerability is Limited. June 2008.
- "Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has distributed almost $20 billion in funding to enhance the nation's capabilities to respond to acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. In fiscal year 2007, DHS provided approximately $1.7 billion to states and urban areas through its Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. As part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2007, GAO was mandated to review the methodology used by DHS to allocate HSGP grants."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-852.
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Homeland Security :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan Shows Improvement,
but Deficiencies Limit Congressional Oversight and DHS Accountability. June 2008.
- "In November 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program aimed at securing U.S. borders and reducing illegal immigration. Elements of SBI are carried out by several organizations within DHS. One component is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) SBI program office, which is responsible for developing a comprehensive border protection system using people; technology, known as SBInet; and tactical infrastructure (TI)--pedestrian and vehicle fencing; roads; and lighting. This report is to determine whether the SBI fiscal year 2008 expenditure plan satisfied 15 legislative conditions as required by the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-739R.
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Border Security :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan Shows Improvement, but Deficiencies Limit Congressional Oversight and DHS Accountability. June 2008.
- "To determine whether the SBI fiscal year 2008 expenditure plan satisfied 15 legislative conditions as required by the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, we analyzed the SBI March 2008 expenditure plan and supporting documentation. We also interviewed cognizant program officials at CBP headquarters in Washington, D.C. We determined that the financial, staffing, and fencing data provided by DHS were sufficiently reliable for purposes of this product. We based our decision on an assessment for each respective area by questioning cognizant DHS officials about the source of the data and policies and procedures to maintain the integrity of these data. We conducted this performance audit from January 2008 to June 2008, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the work to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our objectives."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-739R.
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Border Security
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Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Take Action to Encourage Financial Discipline and Optimize the Use of Tools Intended to Improve GWOT Cost Reporting. November 2007.
- "Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress has provided about $542.9 billion, as of May 2007, to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Prior GAO reports have found DOD's reported GWOT obligation data unreliable and problems with transparency over certain costs. DOD made changes to its reporting procedures, requiring components to perform a monthly variance analysis on obligation data and to include affirmation statements attesting to the accuracy of cost data. Under the Comptroller General's authority to conduct evaluations on his own initiative, GAO assessed (1) the outlook of DOD's reported GWOT obligations for fiscal year 2007 and funding requests for fiscal year 2008, (2) the effect of changes in DOD's GWOT funding guidance, and (3) DOD's progress in implementing variance analysis and affirmation statements."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-68.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Department of Homeland Security: Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions. September 2007.
- "This testimony is based on [GAO's] August 2007 report evaluating DHS's progress since March 2003. Specifically, it addresses DHS's progress across 14 mission and management areas and key themes that have affected DHS's implementation efforts."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-1081T.
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Lessons Learned :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense. July 2007.
- This report evaluates the budgeting for the Department of Defense and how it is using the money provided. It specifically touches on how the money is being used for the War on Terrorism.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-1056R.
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Information Sharing and Analysis
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Statement for the Record by Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General for Disaster Assistance Oversight. July 2007.
- "In the two years since Hurricane Katrina struck, a number of Federal agencies, private sector organizations, and public offices issued reports addressing the Federal government's poor response. Reports issued by the House Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation For and Response to Hurricane Katrina and a report from the White House identified many weaknesses and shortcomings that had a direct effect on our citizens. We are in the midst of hurricane season, and there are a myriad of issues that have to be addressed in preparation for the next catastrophic event.
Today, I would like to focus my remarks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its plans to meet the next catastrophic incident. There are five critical areas I will address: • Coordination of Disaster Response Efforts; • Catastrophic Planning; • Logistics and Acquisitions; • Housing; and • Evacuation. Our goal is to help FEMA turn lessons learned into problems solved."
Source: Department of Homeland Security, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Emergency Management
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FY 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program. June 2007.
- "The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is a primary funding mechanism for building and sustaining national preparedness capabilities. HSGP is comprised of five separate grant programs: · Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) · State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) · Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) · Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) · Citizen Corps Program (CCP) Together, these grants fund a range of preparedness activities, including planning, organization, equipment purchase, training, exercises, and management and administration costs. HSGP programs support objectives outlined in the National Preparedness Guidelines and related national preparedness doctrine, such as the National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. Current and prior year funding levels for each of the grants is detailed in the following table".
Source: Department of Homeland Security, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Homeland Security
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Project Bioshield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress. March 2007.
- The report discusses actions taken by Congress and the Administration which have affected the procurement of civilian medical countermeasures as called for by the BioShield Protection Act of 2004. It also describes the methods for choosing medical countermeasures and which of these countermeasures were contracted to the Department of Health and Human Services. The report reveals "accounting discrepencies between the President's budget and the HHS reporting of BioShield awards".
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL33907.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Homeland Security Grants: Observations on Process DHS Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas. February 2007.
- "In response to a legislative mandate, congressional request, and based on discussions with relevant congressional staff, we addressed the following: What process did DHS use to allocate UASI grants in
fiscal year 2006? How did DHS determine the urban areas that were eligible to apply for UASI grants in fiscal year 2006? How did DHS determine award amounts in fiscal year 2006? What changes, if any, does DHS plan to implement in fiscal year 2007 to its UASI award determination process?"
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-381R.
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Domestic Legislation :
Homeland Security
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Department of Homeland Security Grants to State and Local Governments: FY2003 to FY2006. December 2006.
- "This report analyzes federal grants to state and local governments that are administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These grants, which are allocated primarily at the discretion of DHS, are intended to enhance homeland security."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source).
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Homeland Security
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Foreign Assistance: Recent Improvements Made, but USAID Should Do More to Help Ensure Aid Is Not Provided for Terrorist Activities in West Bank and Gaza. September 2006.
- "Responding to a 2005 mandate to the Comptroller General of the United States, we examined fiscal year 2005 assistance to the West Bank and Gaza to, among other things, ensure that the required antiterrorism measures were implemented. In addition, we reviewed the financial audit reports of West Bank and Gaza contractors and grantees (and significant subcontractors and subgrantees) prepared by the USAID Office of the Regional Inspector General–Cairo (RIG) in response to a 2003 mandate and subsequent mandates. Among other things, the audits examined the awardees' compliance with antiterrorism provisions."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-1062R.
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Financial and Economic Aspects of Terrorism
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Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and For Other Purposes: Conference Report. June 2006.
- This report discusses "the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4939), 'making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes'."
Source: Congress, United States (All by Source). Report Number: 109-494.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Homeland Security Assistance for Nonprofits: Department of Homeland Security Delegated Selection of Nonprofits to Selected States and States Used A Variety of Approaches to Determine Awards. May 2006.
- This report discusses "(1) DHS's methodology for determining risk for urban areas and the nonprofit grant program, and DHS implementation of the program; (2) states' efforts to implement the nonprofit grant program in fiscal year 2005, and (3) whether subgrants were made to nonprofits in fiscal years 2003 and 2004, when funds were not specifically set aside for nonprofits."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-663R.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Intelligence Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2007: Together With Additional Views. May 2006.
- This report discusses "the Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI or Committee), having considered the original bill (S. 3237), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, reports an original bill without amendment favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass."
Source: Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: 109-259.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007: Report Together With Minority Views. April 2006.
- This report discusses the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5020) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass."
Source: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. House (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: 109-411.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes: Report. April 2006.
- This report discusses "the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 4939) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass."
Source: Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House (All by Source). Report Number: 109-230.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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