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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698865103321

Titolo

Homeland defense [[electronic resource] ] : actions needed to improve management of air sovereignty alert operations to protect U.S. airspace : report to congressional requesters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

ii, 51 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Missile attack warning systems - United States

Air defenses - United States

Terrorism - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 2, 2009).

"January 2009."

"GAO-09-184."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

GAO examined the extent to which (1) NORAD has adopted a risk-based management approach to determine [air sovereignty alert] ASA operational requirements; (2) the Air Force has implemented ASA operations as a steady-state mission in accordance with Department of Defense (DOD), NORAD, and Air Force directives and guidance; (3) the Air Force assesses the readiness of units conducting ASA operations; and (4) the Air Force faces challenges in sustaining ASA operations for the future and what plans, if any, it has to address such challenges.