Observations on the costs and benefits of an increased Department of Defense role in helping to secure the Southwest land border / [Davi M. D'Agostino].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

D'Agostino, Davi M.

Contributor:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Operations other than war--Costs--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Borderlands--Security measures--Government policy--Southwestern States.

Borderlands.

Border security--Mexican-American Border Region--Costs--Evaluation.

Border security.

North America--Mexican-American Border Region.

United States--Southwestern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

DOD's role in helping to secure the Southwest border

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

GAO assessed: (1) what is known about the costs and benefits of an increased DOD role to help achieve operational control over the southwest land border, including the deployment of additional units, the National Guard, or other DOD personnel; increased use of ground-based mobile surveillance systems by military personnel; and use of additional mobile patrols by military personnel, particularly in rural, high-trafficked areas; and (2) what is known about the costs and benefits of an increased deployment of additional unmanned aerial systems and manned aircraft to provide surveillance; as well as the impact of any increased deployment of unmanned aerial systems or manned aircraft on national airspace use and availability.

Notes:

Title from p.1 screen (viewed on Sept. 13, 2011).

"September 12, 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-856R."

OCLC:

752227601