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1 online resource (x, 61 pages). |
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Report ; I-2010-004 |
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Report (United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General) ; I-2010-004.
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May 2010. |
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Includes tables. |
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Report number from the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice's "All reports" page. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), whether by a hostile nation, a terrorist group, or an individual, poses a potentially serious threat to the United States. Under the National Response Framework, the Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) is assigned by ESF-13 the responsibility for coordinating federal law enforcement activities in response to a critical incident, such as a WMD attack, and for ensuring public safety and security in the event an incident overwhelms state and local law enforcement. This review evaluated the readiness of the Department and its components to respond to a potential WMD incident. In addition, we examined the readiness of Department components' field offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) to respond in a coordinated way to a WMD incident. Our review found that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken appropriate steps to prepare to respond to a potential WMD attack. The FBI has implemented a headquarters-led program that has established WMD response plans, provides WMD training to its staff and regularly conducts and participates in WMD exercises. However, we concluded that the Department of Justice as a whole and components within the Department have not implemented adequate WMD response plans. As a result, the Department is not fully prepared to provide a coordinated response to a WMD incident. |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (OIG.JUSTICE.gov website, viewed June 2, 2010). |
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United States. Department of Justice -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Planning.
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United States. Department of Justice. (OCoLC)fst01852803
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (OCoLC)fst00528882
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Weapons of mass destruction -- United States -- Safety measures.
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Emergency management -- United States -- Planning -- Evaluation.
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National security -- United States -- Evaluation.
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Interagency coordination -- United States.
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Civil defense -- United States -- Evaluation.
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Interagency coordination. (OCoLC)fst01739579
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Planning. (OCoLC)fst01065224
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Title |
Review of the Department's preparation to respond to a weapons of mass destruction incident |
| Gpo Item No. |
0718-C-01 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
J 37.2:P 91/2 |
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