Combating terrorism: State should evaluate its countering violent extremism program and set time frames for addressing evaluation recommendations : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of State. Bureau of Counterterrorism--Organization.

United States.

United States. Department of State. Bureau of Counterterrorism--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States. Department of State. Bureau of Counterterrorism--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States. Department of State. Bureau of Counterterrorism.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Armies--Organization.

Expenditures, Public.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 50 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

State should evaluate its countering violent extremism program and set time frames for addressing evaluation recommendations

GAO-15-684 Bureau of Counterterrorism

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2015.

Summary:

"Terrorism and violent extremism continue to pose a global threat, and combating them remains a top priority for the U.S. government. State leads and coordinates U.S. efforts to counter terrorism abroad. State's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism was elevated to bureau status in 2012 with the aim of enhancing State's ability to counter violent extremism, build partner counterterrorism capacity, and improve coordination. GAO was asked to review the effects of this change and the new bureau's efforts. This report examines (1) how the bureau's staffing resources have changed since 2011, (2) the extent to which the bureau has assessed its performance since 2011, and (3) the extent to which the bureau's coordination with U.S. government entities on selected programs is in line with key collaboration practices. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed and analyzed State and other U.S. government agency information and interviewed U.S. government officials in Washington, D.C."--Preliminary page.

Contents:

Background

CT Bureau's authorized staffing has increased since Fiscal Year 2011, and recent efforts have been made to reduce long-standing staffing gaps

While CT Bureau has assessed its performance, it has not evaluated its priority countering violent extremism program or established time frames for addressing evaluation recommendations

CT Bureau's collaboration on countering violent extremism and counterterrorism finance programs was generally in line with key collaboration practices

Conclusions.

Notes:

"July 2015."

"GAO-15-684."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed on Sept. 19, 2022).

OCLC:

914338820