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Government Accountability Office. Disaster Assistance: Federal Efforts to Assist Group Site Residents with Employment, Services for Families with Children and Transportation (Report to Congressional Requestors, GAO-09-81). Washington, DC: GAO, December 2008, 72 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0981.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Cost Estimates: FEMA Can Improve Its Learning from Past Experience and Management of Disaster-Related Resources. Washington, DC: GAO, February 2008, 35 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08301.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Housing: Implementation of FEMA’s Alternative Housing Pilot Program Provides Lessons for Improving Future Competitions. Washington, DC: GAO Letter Report to Congressional Requesters (GAO-07-1143R), August 31, 2007, 24 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071143r.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Preparedness: Limitations in Federal Evacuation Assistance for Health Facilities Should Be Addressed (GAO-06-826). Washington, DC: GAO, July 2006, 57 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-826 “Highlights” of report accessible at: http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06826high.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes. Washington, DC: GAO, February 16, 2006, 24 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06443r.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Vulnerable Populations due to Hurricanes and Other Disasters (Statement of Cynthia Bascetta, Director, Health Care, Testimony Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate). DC: GAO, May 18, 2006. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06790t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters (Report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate). Washington, DC: GAO-08-1120, September 26, 2008, 41 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081120.pdf Government Accountability Office. Disaster Relief: Governmentwide Framework Needed to College and Consolidate Information to Report on Billions in Federal Funding for the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes. Washington DC: GAO Report to Congressional Committees (GAO-06-834), September 2006, 34 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-834 Government Accountability Office. Emergency Management: Most School Districts Have Developed Emergency Management Plans, but Would Benefit from Additional Federal Guidance. Washington DC: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters (GAO-07-609), June 2007, 80 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07609.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Management: Observations on DHS’s Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters (Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director Homeland Security and Justice). Washington, DC: GAO-08-868T, June 11, 2008, 21 pages. Accessed at: http://www/gao.gov/new.items/d08868t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Management: Status of School District’s Planning and Preparedness (Statement of Cornilia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security). DC: GAO, 17 May 2007. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07821t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Management Assistance Compact: Enhancing EMAC’s Collaborative and Administrative Capacity Should Improve National Disaster Response. DC: GAO Report to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (GAO-07-854), June 2007, 52 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07854.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Preparedness: Current Emergency Alert System Has Limitations, and Development of a New Integrated System Will Be Challenging (GAO-07-411). Wash., DC, 30March07. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-411 Government Accountability Office. Emergency Preparedness: Federal Funds for First Responders (GAO-04-788T). Washington, D.C.: May 13, 2004, 13 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04788t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge, but Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources (GAO-08-668). Washington, DC: GAO, June 2008, 59 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08668.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Preparedness and Response – Some Issues and Challenges Associated with Major Emergency Incidents: Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director Homeland Security and Justice Issues; Testimony before the Little Hoover Commission, State of California. DC: GAO, 22 p., 23Feb06. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06467t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Emergency Transit Assistance: Federal Funding for Recent Disasters, and Options for the Future (GAO-08-243). Washington, DC, GAO, February 15, 2008, 43 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-243 Government Accountability Office. Environmental Protection: EPA-State Enforcement Partnership Has Improved, But EPA’s Oversight Needs Further Enhancement. Washington, DC: GAO, July 2007, 51 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07883.pdf Government Accountability Office. Federal Emergency Management Agency: Challenges for the National Flood Insurance Program. Wash. DC: January 25, 2006, 23 pages. GAO-06-335T. Government Accountability Office. Federal Emergency Management Agency: Factors for Future Success and Issues to Consider for Organizational Placement (Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues). Washington, DC: GAO-06-746T, 22 pages, May 9, 2006. Accessed at: http://www.hlswatch.com/ Government Accountability Office. Federal Emergency Management Agency: Ongoing Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program (Testimony by Orice M. Williams, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investments Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs). Washington, DC: GAO-08-118T, October 2, 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-118T Government Accountability Office. Federal Emergency Management Agency: Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program. Washington, DC: GAO, October 20, 2005, 22 pages. GAO-06-183T. Government Accountability Office. Federal Executive Boards’ Ability to Contribute to Pandemic Preparedness (Statement of Bernice Steinhardt, Director Strategic Issues, GAO Before Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs). Wash., DC: GAO-07—1259T, 28Sep07, 16 pages. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071259t.pdf Government Accountability Office. First Responders: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability (GAO-07-301). Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters, April 2007. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-301 Government Accountability Office. Global War on Terrorism: Observations on Funding, Costs, and Future Commitments (GAO-06-885T), Washington, DC: GAO, July 18, 2006. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-885T Governmental Accountability Office. Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Observations on Federal Financial Implications (Statement of Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director, Strategic Issues, Before House Budget Committee). Washington, DC: August 2, 2007, 20 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071079t.pdf and http://budget.house.gov/hearings/2007/8.02Czerwinski_testimony.pdf Government Accountability Office. High-Risk Series: An Update. Washington, DC: GAO, January 2005, 95 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05207.pdf Government Accountability Office. High-Risk Series: An Update (GAO-07-310). Washington, DC: GAO, January 31, 2007, 98 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07310.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Defense: National Guard Bureau Needs To Clarify Civil Support Teams’ Mission and Address Management Challenges (GAO-06-498). DC: GAO, 31May06, 87 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-498 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Defense: U.S. Northern Command Has Made Progress but Needs to Address Force Allocation, Readiness Tracking Gaps, and Other Issues (GAO-08-251). Wash.., Feb. 16, 2008. At: http://www.gao.gov/dgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-251 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Defense: Steps Have Been Taken to Improve U.S. Northern Command’s Coordination with States and the National Guard Bureau, but Gaps Remain (GAO-08-252). Washington, DC: April 16, 2008, 67 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08251.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Applying Risk Management Principles to Guide Federal Investments. Washington, DC: Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, February 7, 2007, 41 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07386t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Assessment of the National Capital Region Strategic Plan, GAO Testimony before Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security, September 27, 2006. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1096T Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Challenges in Creating An Effective Acquisition Organization (GAO-06-1012T). Washington, DC: US GAO, July 27, 2006. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1012T Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Continuing Attention to Privacy Concerns is Needed as Programs Are Developed (GAO-07-630T). Washington, DC: GAO, March 21, 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-630T Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Coordinated Planning and Standards Needed to Better Manage First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region (GAO-04-904T). GAO, June 24, 2004 14 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04904t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Critical Design and Implementation Issues (Statement of David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States Before the Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives). Washington, DC: GAO, July 17, 2002, 31 pages. Accesses at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02957t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: DHS Enterprise Architecture Continues to Evolve but Improvements Needed (GAO-07-564). Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Committees, May 2007, 82 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07564.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: DHS Improved its Risk-Based Grant Programs’ Allocation and Management Methods, But Measuring Programs’ Impact on National Capabilities Remains a Challenge (GAO-08-488T). March 11, 2008, 28 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-488T Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: DHS Is Taking Steps to Enhance Security at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Authority Is Needed (GAO-06-150) Washington DC, January 2006, 86 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06150.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: DHS Risk-Based Grant Methodology Is Reasonable, But Current Version’s Measure of Vulnerability is Limited (GAO-08-852). Wash., DC: GAO, 27Jun08, 72 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-852 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: DHS’s Efforts to Enhance First Responders’ All-Hazards Capabilities Continue to Evolve (GAO-05-652). Washington, DC: GAO, 69 pages, July 2005. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05652.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Effective Regional Coordination Can Enhance Emergency Preparedness (GAO-04-1009). Washington, DC: GAO, Sep. 2004, 44 pp. Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Enhanced National Guard Readiness for Civil Support Missions May Depend on DOD’s Implementation of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (GAO-08-311). Washington, DC: GAO, April 2008, 59 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-311 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Alleviate Some Challenges Encountered by State and Local Information Fusion Centers. Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Committees (GAO-08-636T), October 2007, 117 pages. Accessed at: http://gao.gov/new.items/d08477.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Alleviate Some Challenges Faced by State and Local Fusion Centers. Washington, DC: GAO Congressional Testimony, 17Apr08, 20 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04740.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Federal Leadership and Intergovernmental Cooperation Required to Achieve First Responder Interoperable Communications. DC: GAO Report to Congress (GAO-04-740), July 2004, 100 pages. Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Federal Leadership Needed to Facilitate Interoperable Communications Between First Responders (Testimony of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO, Before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, House of Representatives). DC: GAO-04-1057T, 8Sep04, 24 p. http://www.mipt.org/pdf/gao041057t.pdf Governmental Accountability Office. Homeland Security: First Responders’ Ability to Detect and Model Hazardous Releases in Urban Areas Is Significantly Limited (GAO-08-180). Wash., DC: GAO, June 27, 2008, 79 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-180 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Guidance from Operations Directorate Will Enhance Collaboration among Departmental Operations Centers (Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives). Washington, DC: GAO, June 20, 2007, 24 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07683t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Management and Programmatic Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security. Washington, DC: GAO-07-833T, May 10, 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07833t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grant Programs and Efforts to Improve Accountability Continue to Evolve (Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Before House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security). Wash., DC: GAO, April 12, 2005, 22 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05530t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grants Has Improved, but Challenges Remain (GAO-05-121). Washington, DC: GAO, February 2, 2005, 55 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05121.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region Reflects the Need for Coordinated Planning and Performance Goals (GAO-04-433). Washington, D.C.: GAO, May 28, 2004, 59 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04433.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Observations on DHS and FEMA Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislation (Testimony of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Before the Committee on Homeland Security, House). DC: GAO, May 15, 2007, 42 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07835t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Observations on DHS and FEMA Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislation (Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, GAO Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Before House Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs). DC: GAO, 31 July 2007, 38 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071142t.pdf Governmental Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Collaboration at 24/7 Operations Centers Staffed by Multiple DHS Agencies (GAO-07-89). Washington, DC: GAO, October 2006, 54 pages. At: http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:zGkFFM1Yyz4J:www.gao.gov/new.items/d0789.pdf+Homeland+Security+Opportunities+Exist&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Preparing For and Responding to Disasters (Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues – Testimony before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives; GAO-07-395T). Washington, DC: March 9, 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-395T Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action Is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks (GAO-07-375). Washington, DC: GAO, January 24, 2007, 120 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-375 Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security Assistance for Nonprofits: Department of Homeland Security Delegated Selection of Nonprofits to Selected States Used a Variety of Approaches to Determine Awards (GAO-06-663R). Washington, DC: May 22, 2006, 29 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06663r.pdf Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security Grants: Observations on Process DHS Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas. Washington DC: GAO, February 7, 2007, 49 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-381R Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: Agency Contracting Data Should Be More Complete Regarding Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Business (GAO-07-205). Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Addressees, March 2007, 61 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-205 Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military’s Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters (GAO-06-643). Washington, DC: GAO, 70 pp, 15 May 06. At: http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-643 Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: Continuing Debris Removal and Disposal Issues. Washington, DC: GAO, August 25, 2008, 39 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08985r.pdf Government Accountability Office Hurricane Katrina: EPA's Current and Future Environmental Protection Efforts Could Be Enhanced by Addressing Issues and Challenges Faced on the Gulf Coast (GAO-07-651). Washington, DC: GAO, June 25, 2007, 102 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-651 Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: GAO’s Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States. Testimony Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, March 8, 2006. Washington, DC: GAO, March 8, 2006, 46 pages. Accessed at: http://hsgac.senate.gov/_files/030806Walker.pdf Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: Providing Oversight of the Nation’s Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities – Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives (GAO-05-1053T). Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, September 28, 2005. Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: Status of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Departments in the Greater New Orleans Area. GAO, 44 pages, September 29, 2006. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1003 Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina: Strategic Planning Needed to Guide Future Enhancements Beyond Interim Levee Repairs. Washington DC: GAO, September 6,. 2006. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-934 Government Accountability Office. Hurricanes Katrina And Rita: Coordination Between FEMA and the Red Cross Should Be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season. Washington DC: GAO, June 2006, 39 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/repandtest.html Government Accountability Office. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (Testimony Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate). Washington DC: GA)-07-252, December 6, 2006, 27 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-252T Government Accountability Office. Hurricanes Katrina And Rita Disaster Relief: Improper and Potentially Fraudulent Individual Assistance Payments Estimated to Be Between $600 Million and $1.4 Billion (Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, by Gregory D. Kurz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, and John J. Ryan, Assistant Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations). Washington, DC: GAO, June 14, 2006, 30 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-844T Government Accountability Office. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Preliminary Observations on Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts – Statement of David E. Cooper, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (GAO-66-246T). Washington DC: GAO, November 8, 2005. Government Accountability Office. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals and Households Program to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future. Washington DC: GAO Report to Congress, 110 pages, September 27, 2006. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1013 Government Accountability Office. Influenza Pandemic: DOD Combatant Commands’ Preparedness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation (Report to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives). Washington, DC: GAO-07-696, June 2007, 60 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07696.pdf Government Accountability Office. Influenza Pandemic: Efforts to Forestall Onset Are Under Way; Identifying Countries at Greatest Risk Entails Challenges (GAO-07-604 Report to Congressional Requestors). Washington, DC: GAO, June 20, 2007, 78 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-604 Government Accountability Office. Influenza Pandemic: Federal Agencies Should Continue to Assist States to Address Gaps in Pandemic Planning. Washington, DC: GAO-08-539, June 2008, 52 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08826.pdf Government Accountability Office. Influenza Pandemic: Further Efforts Are Needed to Ensure Clearer Federal Leadership Roles and an Effective National Strategy. Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters (GAO-07-781), 56 pages, August 14, 2007 Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07781.pdf Government Accountability Office. Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Address Critical Infrastructure Protection Challenges That Require Federal and Private Sector Coordination. Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters (GAO-08-36), October 2007, 51 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0836.pdf Government Accountability Office. Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning (Statement of Bernice Steinhardt, Director Strategic Issues, GAO, Before Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology, House Committee on Homeland Security). Washington. DC: GAO-07-1257T, September 26, 2007, 16 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071257t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Information Security: Homeland Security Needs to Enhance Effectiveness of Its Program (Testimony by Keith A. Rhodes, Chief Technologist, and Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, Before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, House Committee on Homeland Security). DC: GAO, 20 June 07, 15 p. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1003T Government Accountability Office. Information Sharing: DHS Should Take Steps to Encourage More Widespread Use of Its Program to Protect and Share Critical Infrastructure Information (GAO-06-383). Washington, DC: GAO, April 2006, 41 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06383.pdf Government Accountability Office. Information Sharing: The Federal Government Needs to Establish Policies and Processes for Sharing Terrorism-Related and Sensitive but Unclassified Information (GA)-06-385). Washington, DC: GAO, March 2006, 77 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06385.pdf Government Accountability Office. Information Technology: Federal Laws, Regulations, and Mandatory Standards for Securing Private Sector Information Technology Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectors. Washington, DC: GAO Letter Report to Congressional requesters, September 16, 2008, 72 pages. Accessed at: http://homeland.house.gov/SiteDocuments/20080916142141-88605.pdf Government Accountability Office. Information Technology: Homeland Security Information Network Needs to Be Better Coordinated with Key State and Local Initiatives (Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives). Washington, DC: GAO-07-822T, May 10, 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07822t.pdf Government Accountability Office. Internet Infrastructure: DHS Faces Challenges in Developing a Joint Public/Private Recovery Plan (Report to Congressional Requesters, GAO-06-672). DC: GAO, June 2006, 81 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-672 Government Accountability Office. Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Homeland Security. Washington, DC: GAO-03-102, January 2003, 58 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/pas/2003/d03102.pdf Government Accountability Office. Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Federal Emergency Management Agency. Washington, DC: GAO-03-113, January 2003, 39 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/pas/2003/d03113.pdf Government Accountability Office. Maritime Security: Challenges in Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Attacks on Energy Commodity Tankers. Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters (GAO-08-141), December 10, 2007, 112 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-141 Government Accountability Office. Maritime Security: Federal Efforts Needed to Address Challenges in Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Attacks on Energy Commodity Tankers (GAO Report to Congressional Requesters). Washington, DC: GAO (GAO-08-141), 112 pages, December 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08141.pdf Government Accountability Office. Maritime Security: Public Safety Consequences of a Liquefied Natural Gas Spill Need Clarification (Testimony Before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, Jim Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO). DC: GAO, 21 March 2007, 9 p. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-633T Government Accountability Office. Maritime Security: Public Safety Consequences of a Terrorist Attack on a Tanker Carrying Liquefied Natural Gas Need Clarification (GAO-07-316). Washington, DC: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters, February 2007, 46 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-316 Government Accountability Office. Mass Care in Disasters: FEMA Should Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events and More Fully Assess Voluntary Organizations’ Mass Care Capabilities (Testimony {Cynthia Fagnoni} Before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives). Washington, DC: GAO-08-1175&, September 23, 2008, 70 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081175t.pdf Government Accountability Office. National Disaster Response: FEMA Should Take Action to Improve Capacity and Coordination between Government and Voluntary Sectors (GAO-08-369). February 2008, 63 pages. At: http://www/gao.gov/new/items/d08369.pdf Government Accountability Office. National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA’s Management and Oversight of Payments for Insurance Company Services Should Be Improved. DC: GAO, September 2007, 57 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071078.pdf Government Accountability Office. National Flood Insurance Program: Greater Transparency and Oversight of Wind and Flood Damage Determinations Are Needed. DC: GAO, December 2007, 40 pages. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-28 Government Accountability Office. National Flood Insurance Program: New Processes Aided Hurricane Katrina Claims Handling, But FEMA’s Oversight Should Be Improved. Washington, DC: GAO, December 15, 2006, 68 pages. At: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-169 Government Accountability Office. National Flood Insurance Program: Preliminary Views on FEMA’s Ability to Ensure Accurate Payments on Hurricane-Damaged Properties. Washington, DC: GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, June 12, 2007, 15 pages. Accessed at: http://homeland.house.gov/SiteDocuments/20070612164132-18784.pdf Government Accountability Office. National Response Framework: FEMA Needs Policies and Procedures to Better Integrate Non-Federal Stakeholders in the Revision Process (GAO-08-768, Report to Congressional Committees). Washington, DC: June 2008, 42 pages. Accessed at: Government Accountability Office. Natural Disasters: Public Policy Options for Changing the Federal Role in Natural Catastrophe Insurance (Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives). Washington, DC: GAO (GAO-08-7), 90 pages, November 2007. Accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-7 Government Accountability Office. 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