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1 online resource (ii, 31 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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"March 2014." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The 2012 shooting at the Anderson Federal Building in Long Beach, California, demonstrates that federal facilities and their employees as well as the public who visit federal buildings continue to be the targets of violence. The Federal Protective Service and about 30 other federal agencies are responsible for protecting civilian federal facilities and their occupants from potential threats, in part, by assessing risks to their facilities. ISC, an interagency organization led by the Department of Homeland Security, issues standards for facility protection. GAO was asked to examine how federal agencies assess risk to their facilities. This report assesses (1) the extent to which selected ISC member agencies' facility risk assessment methodologies align with ISC's risk assessment standards, and (2) how ISC assists member agencies in developing risk assessment methodologies and monitors compliance with these standards. GAO selected 9 of 53 ISC member agencies based on their missions and number of facilities. GAO compared each selected agency's risk assessment methodology to ISC's risk assessment standards. ISC is required to enhance security in and protection of federal facilities government-wide; recommendations GAO makes are to ISC and not its member agencies. GAO recommends that ISC take action to assess member agencies' compliance and provide additional risk- assessment methodology guidance. DHS concurred with GAO's recommendations. |
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Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed July 23, 2014). |
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"GAO-14-86." |
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United States. Interagency Security Committee -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
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Public buildings -- Security measures -- United States -- Evaluation.
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Risk assessment.
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| Added Author |
Goldstein, Mark.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, sponsoring body.
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| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-14-86 |
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