Maritime security : vessel tracking systems provide key information, but the need for duplicate data should be reviewed : report to the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Coast Guard--Equipment and supplies--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Coast Guard.

Harbors--Security measures--United States.

Harbors.

Harbors--Security measures.

Ships.

Remote sensing.

National security.

Equipment and supplies.

Evaluation.

National security--United States--Remote sensing.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Ships--Remote sensing.

Shipping--Security measures--United States.

Shipping.

Shipping--Security measures.

Electronic surveillance--United States.

Electronic surveillance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 53 pages, digital, PDF file)

Other Title:

Vessel tracking systems provide key information, but the need for duplicate data should be reviewed

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

U.S. ports, waterways, and coastal approaches are part of a system handling more than $700 billion in merchandise annually. With the many possible threats, including transportation and detonation of weapons of mass destruction, suicide attacks against vessels, and others, in the maritime domain, awareness of such threats could give the Coast Guard advance notice to help detect, deter, interdict, and defeat them and protect the U.S. homeland and economy. GAO was asked to review the Coast Guard's efforts to achieve awareness about activity in the maritime domain. This report addresses: the extent to which the Coast Guard (1) has vessel tracking systems in place, (2) can use these systems to track vessels that may be threats, and (3) has coordinated the development and implementation of these systems. To answer these questions, GAO analyzed relevant statutes, regulations, and plans for vessel tracking systems, compared the roles of the planned systems, and interviewed appropriate officials. To ensure efficient use of resources, GAO recommends that the Commandant of the Coast Guard determine the extent to which duplicate vessel tracking information from LRIT and commercially provided long-range AIS is needed to accomplish Coast Guard missions, particularly in light of information already available through national technical means.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Maritime security

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Maritime security. CIS 2009 J942-294

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