Download or read book Homeland Security Guidance Standards are Needed for Measuring the Effectiveness of Agencies Facility Protection Efforts written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The protection of U.S. federal facilities has become an important concern due to the ongoing threat of terrorism. The General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), and the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Interior (Interior) hold the most domestic, nonmilitary property. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for the protection of GSA facilities. DHS chairs the Interagency Security Committee (ISC), which is tasked with coordinating federal agencies' facility protection efforts. The need to better protect federal facilities, as well as federal budget constraints, have prompted the need for these agencies to measure the performance of their facility protection efforts. GAO's objectives were (1) to identify examples of performance measures for facility protection being used by selected organizations outside of the federal government; and (2) to determine the status of U.S. federal agencies' efforts to develop and use performance measures as a part of their facility protection programs.
Download or read book Gao 06 612 Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO-06-612 Homeland Security: Guidance and Standards Are Needed for Measuring the Effectiveness of Agencies' Facility Protection Efforts
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by Mark L. Goldstein (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war on terrorism has made physical security for federal facilities a governmentwide concern. The Interagency Security Committee (ISC), which is chaired by the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), is tasked with coordinating federal agencies' facility protection efforts, developing protection standards, & overseeing implementation. This report: (1) assesses ISC's progress in fulfilling its responsibilities & (2) identifies key practices in protecting federal facilities & any related implementation obstacles. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.
Download or read book Guidance and Standards are Needed for Measuring the Effectiveness of Agencies Facility Protection Efforts written by Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given that protection of critical infrastructures is an important issue for organizations outside of the federal government as well, it is beneficial to look to the experiences of these organizations to identify lessons learned. As such, our objectives for this review were (1) to identify examples of performance measures for facility protection being used by selected organizations outside of the federal government--including private-sector entities, state and local governments, and foreign governments, and (2) to determine the status of U.S. federal agencies' efforts to develop and use performance measures as part of their facility protection programs.
Download or read book Discerning President Obama s National Security Strategy written by Lovelace Douglas and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 112 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Discerning President Obama's National Defense Strategy, makes available documents from the first fifteen months of the Obama administration that provide insights into its developing national defense strategy. Included are documents specifically relating to the U.S. Department of Defense and the nation's armed forces. Included is the February 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Report of the Department of Defense, one of the most significant documents providing insight into the defense component of national security. General Editor Douglas Lovelace, an expert in U.S. military matters, elucidates the complexities of military spending and of counter-insurgency tactics. Also included are reports detailing the strategy and performance of government agencies involved in the security effort, such as the Department of Homeland Security. These reports shed light on internal department assessments as well as external evaluations. Finally, strategy documents produced by the U.S. armed forces describe the national security policy being implemented by the nation's senior military leaders. Researchers will benefit from the focused and comprehensive nature of these reports.
Download or read book Homeland Security written by Mark L. Goldstein and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The September 11 terrorist attacks have heightened concerns about the security of the nation's icons and parks, which millions of people visit every year. The National Park Service (NPS) within the Dept. of the Interior is responsible for securing nearly 400 park units that include icons and other parks. In 2004, an audit identified a set of key protection practices that include: allocating resources using risk management, leveraging technology, information sharing and coordination, performance measurement and testing, and strategic management of human capital. This report determined whether the NPS¿s security efforts for national icons and parks reflected key practices. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book The Risk Management Process for Federal Facilities An Interagency Security Committee Standard written by Interagency Security Committee and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) priorities is the protection of Federal employees and private citizens who work within and visit U.S. Government-owned or leased facilities. The Interagency Security Committee (ISC), chaired by DHS, consists of 53 Federal departments and agencies, has as its mission the development of security standards and best practices for nonmilitary Federal facilities in the United States. As Chair of the ISC, I am pleased to introduce the new ISC document titled The Risk Management Process: An Interagency Security Committee Standard (Standard). This ISC Standard defines the criteria and processes that those responsible for the security of a facility should use to determine its facility security level and provides an integrated, single source of physical security countermeasures for all nonmilitary Federal facilities. The Standard also provides guidance for customization of the countermeasures for Federal facilities.
Download or read book Managing the Department of Homeland Security written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Status Report written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by U. S. Government U.S. Government Accountability Office and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal civilian entities GAO selected-the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Department of Justice's United States Marshals Service (USMS), the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian), and the Social Security Administration (SSA)-have implemented a range of enhancements to improve physical security. The Interagency Security Committee (ISC), which is chaired by DHS and has representation from across federal civilian entities, has a risk management standard that federal executive branch entities are to follow, where ISC specifies enhancements entities should implement to effectively minimize risk and meet baseline levels of protection. The ISC has identified six general categories of enhancements: interior security, facility structure, security systems, facility entrance, site improvements, and operations and administration. Enhancements can include, among other things, security systems, contract guard forces, and blast resistant windows. The five federal entities paid for security enhancements using a range of methods such as: paying for enhancements as part of their rent to GSA; paying fees to security organizations to install or operate security screening services; and paying for enhancements during renovation projects. Entities reported having limited ability to track facility security expenditures, particularly when these costs were: (1) funded partially by another entity; (2) were part of rent costs and not separately identified; or (3) were not a separate line-item for entities' funding. GAO's work at these entities showed that several factors drive security costs. For example, site and facility-related factors-such as geographic location, age and size of the facility, and historical designation-drive these costs. Also, implementing security enhancements in new construction projects generally costs less compared to renovations. Officials from the selected entities said they have used a range of practices to manage costs, such as researching and selecting the least costly vendors, considering costs in relation to risk when deciding on enhancements, and developing some performance measures. ISC's risk management standard states that federal entities should use a cost analysis methodology that considers all costs and should establish a comprehensive performance measurement and testing program to, among other things, help allocate resources. These aspects of the standard represent a rigorous approach to determining cost effectiveness and measuring performance in the security environment; however, the ISC does not provide detailed guidance or specify methodologies federal entities could use for implementation. In fact, the selected entities have had difficulty implementing these parts of the standard to the degree specified by ISC, noting that further guidance would be beneficial. ISC is well positioned to provide entities with such guidance. Implementing these parts of the standard could better able federal entities to assess the cost effectiveness of their security investments.
Download or read book Federal Real Property written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security 4 Volume Set written by John G. Voeller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 2950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security is an essential and timely collection of resources designed to support the effective communication of homeland security research across all disciplines and institutional boundaries. Truly a unique work this 4 volume set focuses on the science behind safety, security, and recovery from both man-made and natural disasters has a broad scope and international focus. The Handbook: Educates researchers in the critical needs of the homeland security and intelligence communities and the potential contributions of their own disciplines Emphasizes the role of fundamental science in creating novel technological solutions Details the international dimensions of homeland security and counterterrorism research Provides guidance on technology diffusion from the laboratory to the field Supports cross-disciplinary dialogue in this field between operational, R&D and consumer communities
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2014 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2008 Part 2 110 1 Hearings written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security Federal Protective Service Could Better Measure the Performance of its Control Centers written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
