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Record Nr.

UNINA9910695776503321

Titolo

Homeland Security [[electronic resource] ] : guidance and standards are needed for measuring the effectiveness of agencies' facility protection efforts : report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives / / United States Government Accountability Office

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

iii, 68 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Public buildings - Security measures - United States

Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 28, 2007).

"May 2006."

Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-06-612."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Results in brief -- Background -- Organizations outside of the U.S. Government use security performance measures to enhance decision making and help ensure accountability -- U.S. agencies have made some progress in developing and using performance measures for facility protection programs, but lack guidance and standards -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for executive action -- Agency comments and our evaluation -- append. I. Objectives, scope, and methodology -- append. II. Examples of performance measures used by selected organizations outside of the federal government -- append. III. Comments from the Department of Homeland Security -- append. IV. Comments from the Department of the Interior.