Homeland defense : planning, resourcing, and training issues challenge DOD's response to domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive incidents : report to Congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Planning.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 59 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Planning, resourcing, and training issues challenge Department of Defense's response to domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosive incidents

Planning, resourcing, and training issues challenge DOD's response to domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive incidents

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

DOD plays a support role in managing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) incidents, including providing capabilities to save lives, alleviate hardship or suffering, and minimize property damage. This report addresses the extent to which (1) DOD's CBRNE consequence management plans and capabilities are integrated with other federal plans; (2) DOD has planned for and structured its force to provide CBRNE consequence management assistance; (3) DOD's CBRNE Consequence Management Response Forces (CCMRF) are prepared for their mission; and (4) DOD has CCMRF funding plans that are linked to requirements for specialized CBRNE capabilities. GAO reviewed DOD's plans for CBRNE consequence management and documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA. GAO also met with officials from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, U.S Northern Command, the military services, the National Guard Bureau, and some CCMRF units.

Contents:

Results in brief

Background

DOD has its own CBRNE consequence management plans in place but is unable to fully integrate them with other federal plans, which are incomplete

DOD's planned response to CBRNE incidents may be insufficient

DOD has taken actions to improve CCMRF readiness, but training gaps and conflicting priorities may degrade performance

CCMRF requirements have not been fully developed, and funding and oversight are decentralized

Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed October 13, 2009).

"October 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-10-123."

OCLC:

456285521