Department of Homeland Security : progress made and work remaining in implementing Homeland Security missions 10 years after 9/11 : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Homeland Security--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

National security--United States.

National security.

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 217 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Progress made and work remaining in implementing Homeland Security missions 10 years after 9/11

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]

Summary:

The events of September 11, 2001, led to profound changes in government policies and structures to confront homeland security threats. Most notably, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began operations in 2003 with key missions that included preventing terrorist attacks from occurring in the United States, and minimizing the damages from any attacks that may occur. DHS is now the third-largest federal department, with more than 200,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $50 billion. Since 2003, GAO has issued over 1,000 products on DHS's operations in such areas as border and transportation security and emergency management, among others. As requested, this report addresses DHS's progress in implementing its homeland security missions since it began operations, work remaining, and issues affecting implementation efforts.

Contents:

Background

DHS continues to implement and strengthen its mission functions, but key operational and management challenges remain.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 8, 2011).

"September 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-881."

OCLC:

750398432