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Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened. September 2006.
- "The Department of Energy (DOE) maintains an emergency response capability to quickly respond to potential nuclear and radiological threats in the United States. This capability has taken on increased significance after the attacks of September 11, 2001, because there is heightened concern that terrorists may try to detonate a nuclear or radiological device in a major U.S. city. This report discusses (1) the capabilities and assets DOE has to prevent and respond to potential nuclear and radiological attacks in the United States, (2) the physical security measures in place at DOE's two key emergency response facilities and whether they are consistent with DOE guidance, and (3) the benefits of using DOE's aerial background radiation surveys to enhance emergency response capabilities."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-1015.
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National Security :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Statement of Dr. James Jay Carafano Before the Subcommittee on Management, Integration and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security. March 2005.
- This testimony discusses "the proposal to merge the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration-Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies" and addresses "1) the [DHS 2.0: Rethinking the Department of Homeland Security] report's proposal for merging CBP and ICE and how it was developed, 2) standards that could be used to evaluate the recommendation, and 3) possible next steps for the department and Congress."
Source: Heritage Foundation (All by Source | Source Website).
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Border Security :
Homeland Security
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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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Federal Funding Information
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Statement of Dr. James Jay Carafano Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. January 2005.
- This testimony discusses "key management and organizational challenges raised by the task force" addressing "1) the [DHS 2.0: Rethinking the Department of Homeland Security] report and how its recommendations were developed, 2) leadership principles that could be used to guide implementation of the report's recommendations and specific examples where they could be applied, and 3) next steps for the department and Congress."
Source: Heritage Foundation (All by Source | Source Website).
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Homeland Security
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Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Identify Passengers on the No Fly and Selectee Lists, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight. September 2008.
- "Air carriers remain a front-line defense against acts of terrorism that target the nation's civil aviation system. A key responsibility of air carriers is to check passengers' names against terrorist watch-list records to identify persons who should be prevented from boarding (the No Fly List) or who should undergo additional security scrutiny (the Selectee List). Eventually, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is to assume this responsibility through its Secure Flight program. However, due to program delays, air carriers retain this role. You asked GAO to review domestic air carriers' watch-list-matching processes. GAO examined (1) the watch-list-matching requirements air carriers must follow that have been established by TSA, and (2) the extent to which TSA has assessed air carriers' compliance with these requirements. GAO reviewed TSA's security directives, internal guidance used by TSA's inspectors to assess air carriers' compliance with requirements, and inspection results, as well as interviewed staff from 14 of 95 domestic air carriers (selected to reflect a range in operational sizes). This report is the public version of a restricted report (GAO-08-453SU) issued in July 2008."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-992.
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Aviation Security
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Statement of John C. Nagengast. September 2008.
- In his testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, John Nagengast, Member of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency, discusses the implications of the Commissions findings.
Source: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. House (All by Source | Source Website).
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Critical Infrastructure Protection :
Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing
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Intelligence Implications of Recommendations from the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President. September 2008.
- In his testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Amit Yoran outlines the findings of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security.
Source: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. House (All by Source | Source Website).
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Critical Infrastructure Protection :
Cyberterrorism :
Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing
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Remarks and Q&A by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Michael V. Hayden. September 2008.
- On September 12, 2008, Director Hayden delivered this speech and answered questions at the DNI Open Source Conference in Washington, D.C.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing
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Testimony of Paul B. Kurtz before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. September 2008.
- In his testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Paul Kurtz, member of the CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity covers three areas associated with this national security challenge: the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency; the President Bush's Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative (CNCI); and cyber espionage.
Source: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. House (All by Source | Source Website).
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Critical Infrastructure Protection :
Cyberterrorism :
Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing
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Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains. July 2008.
- "Since its inception in November 2001, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has focused much of its efforts on aviation security, and has developed and implemented a variety of programs and procedures to secure the commercial aviation system. TSA funding for aviation security has totaled about $26 billion since fiscal year 2004. This testimony focuses on TSA's efforts to secure the commercial aviation system through passenger screening, strengthening air cargo security, and watch-list matching programs, as well as challenges that remain. It also addresses crosscutting issues that have impeded TSA's efforts in strengthening security. This testimony is based on GAO reports and testimonies issued from February 2004 through July 2008 including selected updates obtained from TSA officials in June and July 2008."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-1024T.
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Transportation Security
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Information Sharing: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress. July 2008.
- "In 2005, GAO placed the issue of information sharing for homeland security on its high-risk list of federal functions needing broad-based transformation and since then has monitored the government's progress in resolving barriers to sharing. This testimony discusses three key information sharing efforts: (1) the actions that have been taken to guide the design and implementation of the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) and to report on its progress, (2) the characteristics of state and local fusion centers and the extent to which federal efforts are helping to address some of the challenges centers reported, and (3) the progress made in developing streamlined policies and procedures for designating, marking, safeguarding, and disseminating sensitive but unclassified information. This testimony is based on GAO's products issued from March 2006 through July 2008 and selected updates conducted in July 2008."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-637T.
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Information Sharing and Analysis
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Information Technology: Agencies Need to Establish Comprehensive Policies to Address Changes to Projects' Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals. July 2008.
- "The federal government plans to spend about $70 billion on information technology (IT) projects during fiscal year 2008. Consequently, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resources are wisely invested. At times, a project's cost, schedule, and performance goals known as its baseline are modified to reflect changed development circumstances. These changes called a rebaselining can be done for valid reasons, but can also be used to mask cost overruns and schedule delays. GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent of and the primary reasons for IT project rebaselining and (2) determine whether federal agencies have sound policies for rebaselining projects. To do this, GAO surveyed the managers of a random sample of 180 projects selected from the 778 major IT projects the 24 major agencies plan to invest in during fiscal year 2008. GAO also compared agencies' rebaselining policies to best practices."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-925.
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Information Security/Technology
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Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to Improve Planning, Management, and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars. July 2008.
- "The federal government spends billons of dollars on information technology (IT) projects each year. Consequently, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resources are wisely invested. To this end, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which plays a key role in overseeing the federal government's IT investments, identifies major projects that are poorly planned by placing them on a Management Watch List and requires agencies to identify high-risk projects that are performing poorly (i.e., have performance shortfalls). Having accurate and transparent project cost and schedule information is also essential to effective oversight. At times, changes to this information called a rebaselining are made to reflect changed development circumstances. These changes can be done for valid reasons, but can also be used to mask cost overruns and schedule delays. GAO has previously testified on the Management Watch List and high risk projects. GAO was asked to (1)provide an update on these projects, (2) identify OMB's efforts to improve the identification and oversight of these projects, and (3)summarize the results of GAO's IT project rebaselining report being released today. In preparing this testimony, GAO analyzed current Management Watch List and high risk project information."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-1051T.
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Information Security/Technology
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Nuclear Detection: Preliminary Observations on the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office's Efforts to Develop a Global Nuclear Detection Architecture. July 2008.
- "In April 2005, a Presidential Directive established the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) within the Department of Homeland Security to enhance and coordinate federal, state, and local efforts to combat nuclear smuggling domestically and abroad. DNDO was directed to develop, in coordination with the departments of Defense (DOD), Energy (DOE), and State (State), an enhanced global nuclear detection architecture an integrated system of radiation detection equipment and interdiction activities. DNDO implements the domestic portion of the architecture, while DOD, DOE, and State are responsible for related programs outside the U.S. This testimony provides preliminary observations based on ongoing work addressing (1) the status of DNDO's efforts to develop a global nuclear detection architecture, (2) the challenges DNDO and other federal agencies face in implementing the architecture, and (3) the costs of the programs that constitute the architecture. This statement draws on prior GAO reviews of programs constituting the architecture, and GAO's work on strategic planning."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-999T.
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Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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State Department: Comprehensive Strategy Needed to Improve Passport Operations. July 2008.
- "In 2007, following the implementation of new document requirements for travelers entering the United States from within the Western Hemisphere, the Department of State received a record number of passport applications. In June 2009 further document requirements are scheduled to go into effect and will likely lead to another surge in passport demand. GAO examined (1) the extent to which State was prepared for the surge in passport demand and how its readiness affected passport operations, (2) State's actions to increase passport production capacity in response to the surge, and (3) State's readiness for near-term surges in demand and its strategy to improve passport operations. GAO interviewed officials from State and the Departments of the Treasury and Homeland Security, conducted site visits, and reviewed data on passport processing times and reports on passport operations."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-891.
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U.S. Capitol Police: Progress Made in Addressing Prior GAO Recommendations on Administrative and Management Operations. July 2008.
- "The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is responsible for securing the 276-acre Capitol Complex, including protecting Members of Congress, congressional facilities, national treasures, and visitors. In response to heightened security concerns, various requests, and legislative mandates over the years, GAO has reported on management control problems in five key areas: (1) establishing an accountability framework for monitoring recommendations, (2)establishing a risk management framework, (3) ensuring financial management, (4) ensuring strategic and human capital planning, and (5) managing information technology (IT). From January 2004 through March 2007, GAO made 46 recommendations aimed at improving USCP administrative and management operations and achieving strategic goals in these areas. This testimony reports on the status of USCP's efforts to address GAO's recommendations. To conduct its work, GAO analyzed USCP documentation, such as risk matrices, budget documents, and strategic plans. GAO also conducted interviews with USCP officials and contractors on their efforts related to its recommendations. To conduct its work, GAO analyzed USCP documentation, such as risk matrices, budget documents, and strategic plans. GAO also conducted interviews with USCP officials and contractors on their efforts related to its recommendations. GAO performed this work from October 2007 through April 2008, and updated its work on certain financial management activities in July 2008. USCP generally agreed with GAO's 46 prior recommendations and its findings on the status of those recommendations."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-1000T.
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Alien Detention Standards: Observations on the Adherence to ICE's Medical Standards in Detention Facilities. June 2008.
- "In fiscal year 2007, Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained over 311,000 aliens, with an average daily population of over 30,000 and an average length of stay of about 37 days in one of approximately 300 facilities. The care and treatment of aliens while in detention is a significant challenge to ICE, as concerns continue to be raised by members of Congress and advocacy groups about the treatment of the growing number of aliens while in ICE's custody. This testimony focuses on (1) the extent to which 23 facilities complied with medical care standards, (2) deficiencies found during ICE's annual compliance inspection reviews, and (3) the types of complaints filed by alien detainees about detention conditions. This testimony is based on GAO's July 2007 report evaluating, among other things, the extent to which 23 facilities complied with aspects of eight of ICE's 38 National Detention Standards. This report did not address quality of care issues."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-869T.
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Border Security
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Border Security: State Department Expects to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico. June 2008.
- "This testimony addresses (1) State's estimates of the workload for consulates in Mexico through 2012 resulting from, in particular, new travel requirements and the reissue of Border Crossing Cards; and (2) the actions State has taken to ensure consulates in Mexico keep pace with projected workload increases through 2012. This testimony is based on work currently in process that involves analyzing State's workload forecasts and forecast methodology, interviewing State officials, and visiting five posts in Mexico. GAO discussed this testimony with State officials, who agreed with GAO's findings."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-931T.
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Border Security
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Border Security: State Department Expects to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico. June 2008.
- "The U.S. Mission in Mexico is the Department of State's largest consular operation. In fiscal year 2007, it processed 1.5 million of the 8 million nonimmigrant visas (NIV) State handled worldwide. The U.S.
Mission in Mexico also provided services, including passport processing and emergency assistance, to 20,000 American citizens in fiscal year 2007.This testimony addresses (1) State's estimates of the workload for consulates in Mexico through 2012 resulting from, in particular, new travel requirements and the reissue of Border Crossing Cards; and (2) the actions State has taken to ensure consulates in Mexico
keep pace with projected workload increases through 2012."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-931T.
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Border Security
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Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program is Limited and State does not Systematically Assess Outcomes. June 2008.
- "The Department of State's (State) Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) program's objectives are to provide partner nations with counterterrorism training and equipment, improve bilateral ties, and increase respect for human rights. State's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism provides policy guidance and its Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Antiterrorism Assistance manages program operations. GAO assessed (1) State's guidance for determining ATA priorities, (2) how State coordinates ATA with other counterterrorism programs, (3) the extent State established ATA program goals and measures, and (4) State's reporting on U.S. counterterrorism assistance."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-875T.
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