Gina M Flacco - Storming Media

Defense Critical Infrastructure: Developing Training Standards and an Awareness of Existing Expertise Would Help DOD Assure the Availability of Critical Infrastructure

Oct 2008

28 pages

Authors: Davi M D'Agostino; Mark A Pross; Gina M Flacco; James P Krustapentus; Kate S Lenane; Terry L Richardson; Marc J Schwartz; John S Townes; Cheryl A Weissman; Alex M Winograd; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

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The Department of Defense (DoD) relies on a global network of DoD and non-DoD infrastructure so critical that its unavailability could have a debilitating effect on DoD's ability to project, support, and sustain its forces and operations worldwide. DoD established the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP) to assure the availability of mission-critical infrastructure. GAO was asked to evaluate the extent to which DoD has done the following: (1) incorporated aspects ...