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Homeland Defense. Preliminary Observations on Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives Consequence Management Plans and Preparedness

28-Jul-2009

24 pages

Authors: Davi M D'Agostino; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

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DOD plays a support role in managing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) incidents, including providing capabilities needed to save lives, alleviate hardship or suffering, and minimize property damage. This testimony addresses GAO's preliminary observations on DOD's role in CBRNE consequence management efforts and addresses the extent to which (1) DOD's plans and capabilities are integrated with other federal government plans, (2) DOD has planned for and structured ...

Defense Critical Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve the Consistency, Reliability, and Usefulness of DOD's Tier 1 Task Critical Asset List

17-Jul-2009

26 pages

Authors: Davi M D'Agostino; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

As discussed with the committees of jurisdiction for this report, we examined (1) the extent to which the combatant commands and military services applied consistent and clear criteria in identifying and prioritizing their submissions of assets to DOD's Tier 1 Task Critical Asset list; (2) the actions ASD(HD&ASA) has taken to promote coordination among the Joint Staff, the combatant commands, and the military services to identify critical assets; and (3) ...

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons

Apr-2009

70 pages

Authors: Rebecca Shea; Rae Ann Sapp; Sally Newman; David F Keefer; James Driggins; Grace A Coleman; Scott Clayton; Sandra Burrell; Joseph Kirschbaum; Davi M D'Agostino; Gregory Marchand; Jena Whitley; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Nonlethal weapons (NLW) provide an alternative when lethal force is undesirable. The Department of Defense (DoD) defines NLW as those that are explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment. DoD created the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program in 1996 to have centralized responsibility for the development of NLW and coordinate requirements among the ...

Defense Infrastructure: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Need to Reevaluate Vulnerabilities Associated with Moving the NORAD Command Center from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, and to Acknowledge Acceptance of the Risks

18-Sep-2008

22 pages

Authors: Cheryl A Weissman; Davi M D'Agostino; Mark A Pross; Gregory A Marchand; Charles W Perdue; Marc J Schwartz; Kimberly C Seay; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

In July 2006, the former Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) announced plans to relocate certain functions from Cheyenne Mountain to create an integrated command center at Peterson Air Force Base (AFB). In May 2007, we reported that NORAD and USNORTHCOM had not analyzed the anticipated operational effects and that the Department of Defense (DOD) could not discern the full costs or ...

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Establish Clear Goals and Objectives, Guidance, and a Designated Budget to Manage Its Biometrics Activities

01-Sep-2008

43 pages

Authors: Grace Coleman; John Nelson; David Malkin; Davi M D'Agostino; Linda St Kohn; Lorelei James; David Artadi; Brian Kime; Bethann Ritter; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

DOD began to take actions to better manage its dispersed biometrics activities in 2000, but as of August 2008, it had not established management practices that include clearly defined goals and objectives, implementing guidance that clarifies decision-making procedures for the Executive Committee, and a designated biometrics budget. First, while DOD has stated some general goals for biometrics, such as providing comprehensive planning policy in several documents such as the November ...