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The links on this page provide access to both governement and non-government reports on critical infrastucture protection and related homeland security topics. The primary source for government reports is the Government Accountability Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office). You may browse/search the GAO site (www.gao.gov) for all reports, or you can choose from the Center for Infrastructure Expertise Library's compilation of categorized reports that relate to homeland security issues. This collection includes selected Congressional Research Service reports as well.
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 Agriculture
"A Risk-Based Approach to Evaluate Animal Clones and Their Progeny - DRAFT" 12/28/2006
"Agricultural Bioterrorism: A Federal Strategy to Meet the Threat" 03/2002
"Agricultural Conservation: Farm Program Payments Are an Important Factor in Landowners' Decisions to Convert Grassland to Cropland" 09/10/2007
"Agricultural Conservation: USDA Should Improve Its Management of Key Conservation Programs to Ensure Payments Promote Environmental Goals" 01/17/2007
"Agricultural Conservation: USDA Should Improve Its Methods for Estimating Technical Assistance Costs" 11/30/2004
"Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases" 10/03/2007
"Agriculture Conservation: USDA Should Improve Its Process for Allocating Funds to States for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program" 09/22/2006
"Agroterrorism: Options in Congress" 07/17/2002
"Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket" 11/19/2003
"Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness" 03/12/2007
"Avian Influenza: Agricultural Issues" 11/21/2005
"Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance" 09/18/2007
"Bioterrorism: A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply" 11/19/2003
"Combating Bioterrorism: Actions Needed to Improve Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center" 08/19/2003
"Controls Over Biological, Chemical, and Radioactive Materials at Institutions Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture" 09/29/2003
"Covert Biological Weapons Attacks against Agricultural Targets: Assessing the Impact Against U.S. Agriculture" 08/2001
"Crop Insurance: Continuing Efforts Are Needed to Improve Program Integrity and Ensure Program Costs Are Reasonable" 06/07/2007
"Crop Insurance: Continuing Efforts Are Needed to Improve Program Integrity and Ensure Program Costs Are Reasonable" 05/03/2007
"Evaluating the Threat of Agro-Terrorism" 05/25/2005
"Foot and Mouth Disease: To Protect U.S. Livestock, USDA Must Remain Vigilant and Resolve Outstanding Issues" 07/26/2002
"Forest Service: Use of Categorical Exclusions for Vegetation Management Projects, Calendar Years 2003 through 2005" 10/10/2006
"Forest Service: Better Data Are Needed to Identify and Prioritize Reforestation and Timber Stand Improvement Needs" 04/15/2005
"Forest Service: Better Planning, Guidance, and Data Are Needed to Improve Management of the Competitive Sourcing Program" 01/22/2008
"Homeland Security: Agriculture Specialists' Views of Their Work Experiences After Transfer to DHS" 11/14/2006
"Homeland Security: Management and Coordination Problems Increase the Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Disease" 05/19/2006
"Homeland Security: Much Is Being Done to Protect Agriculture from a Terrorist Attack, but Important Challenges Remain" 03/08/2005
"Hurricane Katrina: Fishing and Aquaculture Industries - Damage and Recovery" 09/07/2005
"Information Security: Further Efforts Needed to Address Serious Weaknesses at USDA" 01/30/2004
"Internal Control: Improvements Needed in SEC's Accounting and Operational Procedures" 04/03/2007
"Invasive Forest Pests: Lessons Learned from Three Recent Infestations May Aid in Managing Future Efforts" 04/21/2006
"Invasive Forest Pests: Recent Infestations and Continued Vulnerabilities at Ports of Entry Place U.S. Forests at Risk" 06/21/2006
"Livestock Market Reporting: USDA Has Taken Some Steps to Ensure Quality, but Additional Efforts Are Needed" 12/09/2005
"Mad Cow Disease: An Evaluation of a Small Feed Testing Program FDA Implemented in 2003 With Recommendations for Making the Program a Better Oversight Tool" 10/11/2005
"Mad Cow Disease: FDA's Management of the Feed Ban Has Improved, but Oversight Weaknesses Continue to Limit Program Effectiveness" 02/25/2005
"Mad Cow Disease: Improvements in the Animal Feed Ban and Other Regulatory Areas Would Strengthen U.S. Prevention Efforts " 01/25/2002
"National Animal Identification System: USDA Needs to Resolve Several Key Implementation Issues to Achieve Rapid and Effective Disease Traceback" 07/06/2007
"Plum Island Animal Disease Center: DHS Has Made Significant Progress Implementing Security Recommendations, but Several Recommendations Remain Open"
"Plum Island Animal Disease Center: DHS and USDA Are Successfully Coordinating Current Work, but Long-Term Plans Are Being Assessed" 12/19/2005
"Responding to the Threat of Agroterrorism: Specific Recommendations for the United States Department of Agriculture" 10/2000
"Terrorism, Infrastructure Protection, and the U.S. Food and Agricultural Sector" 10/10/2001
"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Additional Flexibility Needed to Deal with Farmlands Received from the Department of Agriculture" 09/18/2007
"USDA Conservation Programs: Stakeholder Views on Participation and Coordination to Benefit Threatened and Endangered Species and Their Habitats" 11/15/2006
"USDA: Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities" 09/13/2007
"Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Lack Key Long- and Short-Term Management Strategies for Using Program Funds Effectively" 02/12/2008
Banking and Finance
"2004 Global Security Survey" 05/28/2004
"Assessment: The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002" 06/30/2005
"Bank Secrecy Act: FinCEN and IRS Need to Improve and Better Coordinate Compliance and Data Management Efforts" 12/15/2006
"Bank Secrecy Act: Opportunities Exist for FinCEN and the Banking Regulators to Further Strengthen the Framework for Consistent BSA Oversight" 04/28/2006
"Bank Secrecy Act: Increased Use of Exemption Provisions Could Reduce Currency Transaction Reporting While Maintaining Usefulness to Law Enforcement Efforts" 02/21/2008
"Bankruptcy: Implementation of Reform Act's Debt Reaffirmation Agreement Provisions" 12/07/2007
"Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight" 10/19/2007
"Core Financial System Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act" 07/30/2004
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Efforts of the Financial Services Sector to Address Cyber Threats " 01/30/2003
"Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls" 05/12/2004
"Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006" 11/16/2007
"Financial Management Service: Significant Weaknesses in Computer Controls" 10/04/1999
"Financial Market Preparedness: Significant Progress Has Been Made, but Pandemic Planning and Other Challenges Remain" 03/29/2007
"Financial Market Preparedness: Improvements Made, but More Action Needed to Prepare for Wide-Scale Disasters" 09/27/2004
"Financial Regulators: Agencies Have Implemented Key Performance Management Practices, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist" 06/18/2007
"Identity Theft: Some Outreach Efforts to Promote Awareness of New Consumer Rights Are Under Way" 06/30/2005
"Improving Business Continuity in the Financial Services Sector: A Model for Starting Regional Coalitions" 12/14/2004
"Information Security: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Needs to Sustain Progress Improving Its Program" 05/18/2007
"Information Security: Further Efforts Needed to Address Significant Weaknesses at the Internal Revenue Service" 03/30/2007
"Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Continue to Improve Its Program" 03/31/2006
"Information Security: Sustained Progress Needed to Strengthen Controls at the Securities and Exchange Commission" 03/27/2007
"Information Security: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Needs to Improve Its Program" 08/31/2006
"Information Security: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Needs to Sustain Progress" 05/19/2005
"Information Security: Federal Reserve Needs to Address Treasury Auction Systems" 08/30/2006
"Information Security: Information System Controls at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation" 05/28/2004
"Information Security: Internal Revenue Service Needs to Remedy Serious Weaknesses over Taxpayer and Bank Secrecy Act Data" 04/15/2005
"Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Address Weak Controls Over Financial and Sensitive Data" 03/23/2005
"Information Technology Management: Observations on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) BSA Direct Retrieval and Sharing (BSA Direct R&S) Project" 07/14/2006
"Information Technology: Treasury Needs to Strengthen Its Investment Board Operations and Oversight" 07/23/2007
"Insurance Sector Preparedness: Insurers Appear Prepared to Recover Critical Operations Following Potential Terrorist Attacks, but Some Issues Warrant Further Review" 11/18/2005
"International Financial Crime: Treasury's Roles and Responsibilities Relating to Selected Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act" 05/12/2006
"Investigating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Face Continuing Coordination Challenges" 05/11/2004
"Money Laundering: Issues Concerning Depository Institution Regulatory Oversight" 06/03/2004
"National Flood Insurance Program: Preliminary Views on FEMA's Ability to Ensure Accurate Payments on Hurricane-Damaged Properties" 06/12/2007
"Potential Terrorist Attacks: More Actions Needed to Better Prepare Critical Financial Markets" 02/12/2003
"Public Key Infrastructure: Examples of Risk and Internal Control Objectives Associated with Certification Authorities" 08/10/2004
"Securities and Exchange Commission: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Planned Improvements Address Limitations in Enforcement Division Operations" 08/15/2007
"Securities and Exchange Commission: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Self-Regulatory Organizations" 11/15/2007
"Securities and Exchange Commission: Building Project Management and Related Budget Planning" 10/20/2005
"Terrorism Insurance: Rising Uninsured Exposure to Attacks Heightens Potential Economic Vulnerabilities" 02/27/2002
"Terrorist Financing: U.S. Agencies Should More Systematically Assess the Use of Alternative Financing Mechanisms" 11/14/2003
"USA Patriot Act: Additional Guidance Could Improve Implementation of Regulations Related to Customer Identification and Information Sharing Procedures" 05/06/2005
Bioterrorism
"Agricultural Bioterrorism: A Federal Strategy to Meet the Threat" 03/2002
"Agroterrorism: Options in Congress" 07/17/2002
"Bayes, Bugs, and Bioterrorists: Lessons Learned from the Anthrax Attacks" 04/2005
"Biodetection Architectures" 02/2003
"Bioterrorism Countermeasure Development: Issues in Patents and Homeland Security" 11/27/2006
"Bioterrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response Family Readiness Guide" 01/2004
"Bioterrorism: A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply" 11/19/2003
"Bioterrorism: Information Technology Strategy Could Strengthen Federal Agencies' Ability to Respond to Public Health Emergencies " 05/2003
"Bioterrorism: Public Health Response to Anthrax Incidents of 2001" 10/15/2003
"Bioterrorism: America Still Unprepared" 10/25/2004
"Bioterrorism: Coordination and Preparedness" 10/05/2001
"Bioterrorism: Federal Research and Preparedness Activities" 09/26/2001
"Bioterrorism: Information on Jurisdictions' Expenditure and Reported Obligation of Program Funds" 02/28/2005
"Bioterrorism: Preparedness Varied across State and Local Jurisdictions" 04/07/2003
"Bioterrorism: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Role in Public Health Protection" 11/15/2001
"Catastrophic Bioterrorism -- What Is to Be Done?" 08/2003
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Coordination of Nonmedical Chemical and Biological R&D Programs" 08/16/1999
"Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs to Continue to Collect and Provide Information on Tests and on Potentially Exposed Personnel" 05/14/2004
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Observations on Nonmedical Chemical and Biological R&D Programs" 03/22/2000
"Combating Bioterrorism: Actions Needed to Improve Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center" 08/19/2003
"Combating Terrorism: Considerations for Investing Resources in Chemical and Biological Preparedness" 10/17/2001
"Combating Terrorism: Need for Comprehensive Threat and Risk Assessments of Chemical and Biological Attacks" 09/07/1999
"Combating Terrorism: Observations on the Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism" 10/20/1999
"Covert Biological Weapons Attacks against Agricultural Targets: Assessing the Impact Against U.S. Agriculture" 08/2001
"Drafted to Fight Terror: U.S. Public Health on the Front Lines of Biological Defense" 08/2004
"Guidelines to Improve Airport Preparedness Against Chemical and Biological Terrorism" 11/10/2005
"High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories: Preliminary Observations on the Oversight of the Proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 Laboratories in the United States" 10/04/2007
"Homeland Security: CDC's Oversight of the Select Agent Program" 11/22/2002
"Local Government Response to Bioterrorist Acts" 05/2007
"Plum Island Animal Disease Center: DHS Has Made Significant Progress Implementing Security Recommendations, but Several Recommendations Remain Open"
"Project BioShield: Actions Needed to Avoid Repeating Past Mistakes" 10/23/2007
"Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress" 06/11/2007
"Project BioShield: Purposes and Authorities" 06/12/2007
"Project Bioshield: Actions Needed to Avoid Repeating Past Problems with Procuring New Anthrax Vaccine and Managing the Stockpile of Licensed Vaccine" 10/23/2007
"Radiological Attack: Dirty Bombs And Other Devices" 12/2004
"Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health From Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism" 12/12/2006
"Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism - 2003" 12/17/2003
"Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism - 2004" 12/14/2004
"Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism - 2005" 12/2005
"Regionalization of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response" 05/2004
"Responding to the Threat of Agroterrorism: Specific Recommendations for the United States Department of Agriculture" 10/2000
"Smallpox Vaccination: Review of the Implementation of the Military Program" 12/01/2003
"Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile and Vaccination Policy" 01/09/2003
"Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening their Impact" 06/30/2003
"The Biodefense Failure: The National Smallpox Vaccination Program One Year Later" 01/30/2004
"The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress" 02/15/2007
"Toward A National Biodefense Strategy" 04/2003
"Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 January Through 30 June 2003 " 11/07/2003
Border Security
"A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border " 10/17/2006
"Aviation Security: Challenges in Using Biometric Technologies" 05/19/2004
"Backfire at the Border: Why Enforcement without Legalization Cannot Stop Illegal Immigration" 06/13/2005
"Border Patrol Expands But Growth Rate After 9/11 Much Less Than Before Division Between North/South Border Little Changed" 04/2006
"Border Patrol: Costs and Challenges Related to Training New Agents" 06/19/2007
"Border Patrol: Available Data on Interior Checkpoints Suggest Differences in Sector Performance" 07/22/2005
"Border Protection, Antiterrorism, And Illegal Immigration Control Act Of 2005 [Report]" 12/13/2005
"Border Security and Military Support: Legal Authorizations and Restrictions" 05/23/2006
"Border Security and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" 01/02/2004
"Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Eliminate Weaknesses in the Visa Revocation Process" 07/13/2004
"Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Eliminate Weaknesses in the Visa Revocation Process [Testimony]" 07/13/2004
"Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry" 11/05/2007
"Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry [Testimony]" 01/03/2008
"Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry [Testimony]" 11/13/2007
"Border Security: Fraud Risks Complicate State's Ability to Manage Diversity Visa Program" 09/21/2007
"Border Security: Improvements Needed to Reduce Time Taken to Adjudicate Visas for Science Students and Scholars" 02/25/2004
"Border Security: Investigators Successfully Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Selected Locations" 03/28/2006
"Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations [Testimony July 5, 2006]" 07/05/2006
"Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations [Testimony July 7, 2006]" 07/07/2006
"Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations [Testimony March 28, 2006]" 03/28/2006
"Border Security: Long-Term Strategy Needed to Keep Pace with Increasing Demand for Visas" 07/13/2007
"Border Security: Reassessment of Consular Resource Requirements Could Help Address Visa Delays" 04/04/2006
"Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations" 09/27/2007
"Border Security: Security of New Passports and Visas Enhanced, but More Needs to Be Done to Prevent Their Fraudulent Use" 07/31/2007
"Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit from Additional Management Actions by State and DHS" 09/13/2005
"Border Security: Stronger Actions Needed to Assess and Mitigate Risks of the Visa Waiver Program" 09/07/2006
"Border Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Strategic, Operational, and Technological Challenges at Land Ports of Entry" 01/31/2007
"Border Security: Agencies Need to Better Coordinate Their Strategies and Operations on Federal Lands" 06/16/2004
"Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border" 12/12/2006
"Border Security: Challenges in Implementing Border Technology" 03/12/2003
"Border Security: Consular Identification Cards Accepted Within U.S., but Consistent Federal Guidance Needed" 08/24/2004
"Border Security: Continued Weaknesses in Screening Entrants into the United States" 08/02/2006
"Border Security: Fences Along the U.S. International Border" 05/09/2005
"Border Security: Implications of Eliminating the Visa Waiver Program" 11/22/2002
"Border Security: Joint, Coordinated Actions by State and DHS Needed to Guide Biometric Visas and Related Programs" 09/09/2004
"Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions" 05/09/2005
"Border Security: Key Unresolved Issues Justify Reevaluation of Border Surveillance Technology Program" 02/22/2006
"Border Security: Operation Jump Start" 06/05/2006
"Border Security: Opportunities to Increase Coordination of Air and Marine Assets" 08/12/2005
"Border Security: State Department Rollout of Biometric Visas on Schedule, but Guidance Is Lagging" 09/09/2004
"Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit from Improvements in Staffing and Information Sharing" 09/13/2005
"Border Security: Stronger Actions Needed to Assess and Mitigate Risks of the Visa Waiver Program" 07/28/2006
"Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol" 05/10/2005
"Border Security: The San Diego Fence" 05/23/2007
"Border Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Strategic, Operational, and Technological Challenges at Land Ports of Entry" 12/06/2006
"Border Surveillance Technology Program" 02/22/2006
"Border and Transportation Security: Selected Programs and Policies" 03/29/2005
"Border and Transportation Security: The Complexity of the Challenge" 03/29/2005
"Border security: Actions Needed to Strengthen Management of Department of Homeland Security's Visa Security Program" 07/29/2005
"Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues" 04/07/2006
"Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues" 04/07/2006
"Combating Alien Smuggling: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response" 05/27/2005
"Combating Alien Smuggling: The Federal Response Can Be Improved" 07/12/2005
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Challenges Facing U.S. Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in Other Countries and in the United States" 03/28/2006
"Controlling the Borders" 04/2006
"Customs Revenue: Customs and Border Protection Needs to Improve Workforce Planning and Accountability" 04/12/2007
"DHS Advances Initiative to Strengthen Border Security and Facilitate Entry into the United States" 06/20/2007
"Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration" 04/2007
"Fact Sheet: Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law" 08/10/2007
"Fact Sheet: Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform" 05/15/2006
"Fact Sheet: Secure Border Initiative " 11/02/2005
"Fact Sheet: Secure Border Initiative Update" 08/23/2006
"Fact Sheet: Securing the Border First" 05/29/2007
"Fact Sheet: Strengthening Border Security and Facilitating Entry into the United States" 06/20/2007
"Foreign Physicians: Preliminary Findings on the Use of J-1 Visa Waivers to Practice in Underserved Areas" 05/18/2006
"Homeland Security: Contract Management and Oversight for Visitor and Immigrant Status Program Need to Be Strengthened" 06/09/2006
"Homeland Security: Information on Training New Border Patrol Agents" 03/30/2007
"Homeland Security: Recommendations to Improve Management of Key Border Security Program Need to Be Implemented" 02/14/2006
"Homeland Security: Risks Facing Key Border and Transportation Security Program Need to Be Addressed" 03/18/2004
"Homeland Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Operational, Technological, and Management Challenges" 03/20/2007
"Homeland Security: Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security in Balancing its Border Security and Trade Facilitation Missions" 06/16/2003
"Homeland Security: First Phase of Visitor and Immigration Status Program Operating, but Improvements Needed" 05/11/2004
"Homeland Security: Prospects For Biometric US-VISIT Exit Capability Remain Unclear" 06/28/2007
"Homeland Security: Risks Facing Key Border and Transportation Security Program Need to Be Addressed" 09/19/2003
"Homeland Security: Summary of Challenges Faced in Targeting Oceangoing Cargo Containers for Inspection" 03/31/2004
"Illegal Immigration: Border-Crossing Deaths Have Doubled Since 1995; Border Patrol's Efforts to Prevent Deaths Have Not Been Fully Evaluated" 08/15/2006
"Immigration Enforcement: Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts" 06/19/2006
"Immigration Inspections When Arriving in the U.S." 04/2006
"Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress" 12/07/2006
"Information Security: Homeland Security Needs to Immediately Address Significant Weaknesses in Systems Supporting the US-VISIT Program" 07/13/2007
"Information Technology: Early Releases of Customs Trade System Operating, but Pattern of Cost and Schedule Problems Needs to Be Addressed" 05/14/2004
"Information on Immigration Enforcement and Supervisory Promotions in the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection" 06/13/2006
"Intellectual Property: Better Data Analysis and Integration Could Help U.S. Customs and Border Protection Improve Border Enforcement Efforts" 04/26/2007
"Intellectual Property: Initial Observations on the STOP Initiative and U.S. Border Efforts to Reduce Piracy" 07/26/2006
"Land Border Ports of Entry: Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Inspections Process " 08/18/2003
"Observations on Efforts to Implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on the U.S. Border with Canada" 05/25/2006
"Protecting Our Perimeter: 'Border Searches' under the Fourth Amendment" 05/17/2005
"Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Selected Aspects of SBInet Program Implementation" 10/24/2007
"Secure Border Initiative: SBInet Expenditure Plan Needs to Better Support Oversight and Accountability" 02/15/2007
"Secure Border Initiative: SBInet Planning and Management Improvements Needed to Control Risks" 02/27/2007
"Secure Borders, Open Doors: Visa Procedures in the Post-September 11 Era" 08/2005
"State Department: Improvements Needed to Strengthen U.S. Passport Fraud Detection Efforts" 05/20/2005
"U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program" 02/23/2005
CBR Defense
"'Bunker Busters': Sources of Confusion in the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Debate" 09/22/2004
"Assessing the Threat" 12/15/1999
"Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations [Testimony March 28, 2006]" 03/28/2006
"Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations" 09/27/2007
"CDC's Roles in the Event of a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Event" 08/17/2005
"Chemical Attack: Warfare Agents, Industrial Chemicals, And Toxins" 12/2004
"Chemical Weapons: Better Management Tools Needed to Guide DOD's Stockpile Destruction Program" 10/30/2003
"Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs Consistent Policies and Clear Processes to Address the Survivability of Weapon Systems Against Chemical and Biological Threats" 04/28/2006
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Management Actions Are Needed to Close the Gap between Army Chemical Unit Preparedness and Stated National Priorities" 01/19/2007
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Updated Intelligence, Clear Guidance, and Consistent Priorities Needed to Guide Investments in Collective Protection" 01/19/2007
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Army and Marine Corps Need to Establish Minimum Tasks and Improve Reporting for Combat Training Centers" 01/28/2005
"Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Should Clarify Expectations for Medical Readiness" 11/07/2001
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Program Planning and Evaluation Should Follow Results Act Framework" 05/23/2000
"Chemical/Biological/Radiological Incident Handbook" 10/1998
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Challenges Facing U.S. Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in Other Countries and in the United States" 03/28/2006
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Corruption, Maintenance, and Coordination Problems Challenge U.S. Efforts to Provide Radiation Detection Equipment to Other Countries" 03/14/2006
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Has Made Progress Deploying Radiation Detection Equipment at U.S. Ports-of-Entry, but Concerns Remain" 03/22/2006
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Decision to Procure and Deploy the Next Generation of Radiation Detection Equipment Is Not Supported by Its Cost-Benefit Analysis" 03/14/2007
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in the United States and in Other Countries" 06/21/2005
"Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened" 09/21/2006
"Combating Terrorism: Need to Eliminate Duplicate Federal Weapons of Mass Destruction Training" 03/21/2000
"Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction" 04/22/2004
"Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options" 04/15/2004
"Guidelines to Improve Airport Preparedness Against Chemical and Biological Terrorism" 11/10/2005
"Hazardous Materials Response Special Teams Capabilities and Contact Handbook" 01/30/2004
"Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program " 08/31/2004
"Homeland Security: DHS Needs a Strategy to Use DOE's Laboratories for Research on Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Detection and Response Technologies" 05/24/2004
"Homeland Security: New Department Could Improve Biomedical R&D Coordination but May Disrupt Dual-Purpose Efforts" 07/09/2002
"Homeland Security: Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002" 07/09/2002
"National Nuclear Security Administration: Key Management Structure and Workforce Planning Issues Remain as NNSA Conducts Downsizing" 06/25/2004
"Nonproliferation: Delays in Implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention Raise Concerns About Proliferation" 03/31/2004
"Nuclear Nonproliferation: Better Management Controls Needed for Some DOE Projects in Russia and Other Countries" 08/29/2005
"Nuclear Nonproliferation: IAEA Has Strengthened Its Safeguards and Nuclear Security Programs, but Weaknesses Need to Be Addressed" 10/06/2005
"Nuclear Nonproliferation: U.S. Efforts to Help Other Countries Combat Nuclear Smuggling Need Strengthened Coordination and Planning" 05/16/2002
"Nuclear Regulatory Commission: NRC Needs to Do More to Ensure that Power Plants Are Effectively Controlling Spent Nuclear Fuel" 04/08/2005
"Nuclear Security: DOE Needs Better Information to Guide Its Expanded Recovery of Sealed Radiological Sources" 09/22/2005
"Nuclear Terrorism: A Brief Review of Threats and Responses" 02/10/2005
"Papers and studies provided to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission" 01/2006
"Posthearing Questions Related to the Department of Defense's (DOD) Management of the Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction Program" 01/05/2004
"Preventing Nuclear Smuggling: DOE Has Made Limited Progress in Installing Radiation Detection Equipment at Highest Priority Foreign Seaports" 03/31/2005
"Preventing and Defending Against Clandestine Nuclear Attack" 06/2004
"Protective Action Guides for Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Incidents" 01/03/2006
"Radiological Attack: Dirty Bombs And Other Devices" 12/2004
"Reducing RDD Concerns Related to Large Radiological Source Applications" 09/2003
"Report to Congress on the Acquisition of WMD Technology " 11/2003
"Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report" 04/06/2005
"Securing U.S. Nuclear Materials: DOE Needs to Take Action to Safely Consolidate Plutonium" 07/20/2005
"Securing the Bomb: The New Global Imperatives" 05/2005
"Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening their Impact" 06/30/2003
"The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress" 09/04/2007
"Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 January Through 30 June 2003 " 11/07/2003
"Weapons of Mass Destruction: Defense Threat Reduction Agency Addresses Broad Range of Threats, but Performance Reporting Can Be Improved" 01/13/2004
Chemical Industry and Hazardous Materials
" Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Approaches Used by Foreign Countries May Provide Useful Lessons for Managing U.S. Radioactive Waste" 03/22/2007
"Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; Final Rule" 11/20/2007
"Blast Effects of a Non-Pressure Liquid Tank" 02/24/2005
"Brownfield Redevelopment: Stakeholders Report That EPA's Program Helps to Redevelop Sites, but Additional Measures Could Complement Agency Efforts" 12/02/2004
"Chemical Attack on America: How Vulnerable Are We?" 04/27/2005
"Chemical Demilitarization: Actions Needed to Improve the Reliability of the Army's Cost Comparison Analysis for Treatment and Disposal Options for Newport's VX Hydrolysate" 01/26/2007
"Chemical Demilitarization: Additional Management Actions Needed to Meet Key Performance Goals of DOD's Chemical Demilitarization Program" 12/06/2007
"Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; Final Rule" 04/02/2007
"Chemical Facility Security" 08/02/2006
"Chemical Facility Security: Regulation and Issues for Congress" 06/21/2007
"Chemical Plant Security" 02/14/2005
"Chemical Plant Security Assessment ? How do you prioritize what facilities need to be protected?" 07/2006
"Chemical Regulation: Comparison of U.S. and Recently Enacted European Union Approaches to Protect against the Risks of Toxic Chemicals" 08/17/2007
"Chemical Regulation: Approaches in the United States, Canada, and the European Union" 11/04/2005
"Chemical Regulation: Options Exist to Improve EPA's Ability to Assess Health Risks and Manage Its Chemical Review Program" 06/13/2005
"Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2007-2012" 02/23/2007
"Chemical Safety: Emergency Response Community Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information" 07/31/2002
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for Oregon and Washington" 09/26/1999
"Cooperative Research for Hazardous Materials Transportation: Defining the Need, Converging on Solutions" 12/2004
"DHS Publishes Chemicals of Interest List for Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards" 11/02/2007
"Dangerous Dozen: A Look at How 12 Chemical Companies Jeopardize Millions of Americans" 06/2004
"Department of Energy: Improved Guidance, Oversight, and Planning Are Needed to Better Identify Cost-Saving Alternatives for Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste" 10/31/2005
"Environmental Contamination: Department of Defense Activities Related to Trichloroethylene, Perchlorate, and Other Emerging Contaminants" 07/12/2007
"Environmental Liabilities: Long-Term Fiscal Planning Hampered by Control Weaknesses and Uncertainties in the Federal Government's Estimates" 03/31/2006
"Environmental Protection: More Complete Data and Continued Emphasis on Leak Prevention Could Improve EPA's Underground Storage Tank Program" 11/30/2005
"Environmental Right-to-Know: EPA's Recent Rule Could Reduce Availability of Toxic Chemical Information Used to Assess Environmental Justice" 10/04/2007
"Fact Sheet: Securing Our Nation's Chemical Facilities" 06/12/2007
"Groundwater Contamination: DOD Uses and Develops a Range of Remediation Technologies to Clean Up Military Sites" 06/30/2005
"Guidance on Risk Analysis and Safety Implications of a Large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Spill Over Water" 12/21/2004
"Hanford Waste Treatment Plant: Contractor and DOE Management Problems Have Led to Higher Costs, Construction Delays, and Safety Concerns" 04/06/2006
"Hanford Waste Treatment Plant: Department of Energy Needs to Strengthen Controls over Contractor Payments and Project Assets" 07/20/2007
"Hazardous Waste Programs: Information on Appropriations and Expenditures for Superfund, Brownfields, and Related Programs" 06/30/2005
"Hazardous Waste Sites: Improved Effectiveness of Controls at Sites" 01/28/2005
"Hazardous Waste: EPA Needs to Clarify the Types of Mercury Waste That Can Be Treated and Disposed of Using the Debris Regulations" 12/16/2005
"Hazardous Waste: Information on How DOD and Federal and State Regulators Oversee the Off-Site Disposal of Waste from DOD Installations" 11/13/2007
"Homeland Security: DHS Is Addressing Security at Chemical Facilities" 06/21/2006
"Homeland Security: DHS Is Taking Steps to Enhance Security at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Authority Is Needed" 01/27/2006
"Homeland Security: Federal Action Needed to Address Security Challenges at Chemical Facilities" 02/23/2004
"Homeland Security: Department of Justice's Response to Its Congressional Mandate to Assess and Report on Chemical Industry Vulnerabilities" 10/10/2002
"Homeland Security: EPA's Management of Clean Air Act Chemical Facility Data" 03/14/2003
"Homeland Security: Federal and Industry Efforts Are Addressing Security Issues at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Action Is Needed" 04/27/2005
"Homeland Security: Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities, but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown" 03/14/2003
"Homeland Security: Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities, but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown" 03/2003
"Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: EPA Should Take Steps to Better Ensure the Effective Use of Public Funding for Cleanups" 02/08/2007
"Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Disposal Availability Adequate in the Short Term, but Oversight Needed to Identify Any Future Shortfalls" 06/09/2004
"Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Future Waste Volumes and Disposal Options Are Uncertain" 09/30/2004
"Method to Assess the Vulnerability of U.S. Chemical Facilities " 11/2002
"Nuclear Cleanup of Rocky Flats: DOE Can Use Lessons Learned to Improve Oversight Of Other Sites' Cleanup Activities" 07/10/2006
"Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE Needs to Take Action to Further Reduce the Use of Weapons-Usable Uranium in Civilian Research Reactors" 07/30/2004
"Nuclear Waste: Better Performance Reporting Needed to Assess DOE's Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program" 07/29/2005
"Preventing Toxic Terrorism" 04/26/2006
"Protection of Chemical and Water Infrastructure: Federal Requirements, Actions of Selected Facilities, and Remaining Challenges" 03/28/2005
"Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Program Status" 09/07/2007
"Radioactive Tank Waste from the Past Production of Nuclear Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress" 01/03/2007
"Recommended Measures to Enhance HazMat Security" 2003
"Report from the Hazardous Materials Roundtable" 12/2003
"Security Threat Assessments for Hazmat Drivers" 01/25/2005
"Senate Proposals To Enhance Chemical Facility Security" 07/05/2006
"Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure: Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities" 05/30/2006
"Toxic Chemical Releases: EPA Actions Could Reduce Environmental Information Available to Many Communities" 11/30/2007
"U.S. Plants: Open To Terrorists" 06/13/2004
"Undeclared Hazardous Materials: New DOT Efforts May Provide Additional Information on Undeclared Shipments" 03/29/2006
"Yucca Mountain: Persistent Quality Assurance Problems Could Delay Repository Licensing and Operation" 04/30/2004
Critical Infrastructure Protection
"2005 Report Card on America's Infrastructure" 03/2005
"ASME Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Assets Protection (RAMCAP) Methodology Document" 09/17/2004
"Building Security: Interagency Security Committee Has Had Limited Success in Fulfilling Its Responsibilities" 09/17/2002
"Building Security: Security Responsibilities for Federally Owned and Leased Facilities" 10/30/2002
"Clinton Administration's Policy on Critical Infrastructure Protection: White Paper on Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD-63)" 05/1998
"Critical Infrastructure CRS Reports" 2003
"Critical Infrastructure Information Disclosure and Homeland Security" 01/29/2003
"Critical Infrastructure Protection Lessons Learned" 09/27/2002
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges in Securing Control Systems" 10/01/2003
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain" 09/10/2007
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Progress Coordinating Government and Private Sector Efforts Varies by Sectors' Characteristics" 10/16/2006
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve" 07/10/2007
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies" 10/31/2007
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies [Testimony]" 10/31/2007
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges and Efforts to Secure Control Systems (Report)" 03/15/2004
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges and Efforts to Secure Control Systems (Testimony)" 03/30/2004
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges for Selected Agencies and Industry Sectors" 02/28/2003
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Establishing Effective Information Sharing with Infrastructure Sectors" 04/21/2004
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Improving Information Sharing with Infrastructure Sectors" 07/27/2004
"Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain" 10/17/2007
"Critical Infrastructure Task Force Report" 01/2006
"Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets: Definition and Identification" 10/01/2004
"Critical Infrastructure: Challenges Remain in Protecting Key Sectors" 03/20/2007
"Critical Infrastructure: Sector Plans Complete and Sector Councils Evolving" 07/12/2007
"Critical Infrastructure: The National Asset Database" 07/16/2007
"Critical Infrastructures: A Primer" 08/13/1998
"Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy and Implementation" 03/13/2007
"Critical Infrastructures: What Makes an Infrastructure Critical?" 01/29/2003
"DHS Completes Key Framework for Critical Infrastructure Protection" 05/21/2007
"Declaration of Panama on the Protection of Critical Infrastructure in the Hemisphere in the Face of Terrorism" 03/01/2007
"Defending the American Homeland" 01/2002
"Export Controls: Agencies Should Assess Vulnerabilities and Improve Guidance for Protecting Export-Controlled Information at Companies" 11/05/2006
"Fact Sheet: National Infrastructure Protection Program Sector-Specific Plans" 05/21/2007
"Federal Critical Infrastructure Protection Activities" 01/2001
"Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection" 11/12/2004
"High-Risk Series: An Update" 01/31/2007
"Homeland Security Information Sharing between Government and the Private Sector Report" 08/10/2005
"Homeland Security and the Private Sector" 12/20/2004
"Homeland Security: Further Actions Needed to Coordinate Federal Agencies' Facility Protection Efforts and Promote Key Practices" 11/30/2004
"Homeland Security: Protecting Airspace in the National Capital Region" 09/01/2005
"Homeland Unsecured" 10/28/2004
"In Support of the Common Defense: Examining Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Public and Private Sectors" 07/2005
"Information Sharing: DHS Should Take Steps to Encourage More Widespread Use of Its Program to Protect and Share Critical Infrastructure Information" 04/17/2006
"Information Sharing: Practices That Can Benefit Critical Infrastructure Protection" 10/15/2001
"National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)" 06/30/2006
"National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Executive Summary" 06/30/2006
"Neglected Defense: Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Homeland Security" 03/2006
"New Strategies to Protect America: A Market-Based Approach to Private Sector Security" 07/28/2006
"Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States Working Group Final Report and Recommendations" 01/16/2007
"Protecting Our Critical Infrastructure: Findings and Recommendations from the American Lifelines Alliance Roundtable" 09/2005
"Renewing America's Infrastructure: A Citizen's Guide" 2001
"Risk Management: An Essential Guide to Protecting Critical Assets" 11/2002
"Risk Management: Further Refinements Needed to Assess Risks and Prioritize Protective Measures at Ports and Other Critical Infrastructure" 12/15/2005
"Roadmap for National Security: Imperative for Change" 02/15/2001
"Southeast Louisiana (SELA), Orleans Parish Flood Control Project" 03/25/2005
"Survey of the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (IAIP) Directorate" 02/2004
"Technology Assessment: Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Protection" 05/28/2004
"The Department of Homeland Security's Risk Assessment Methodology: Evolution, Issues, and Options for Congress" 02/02/2007
"The National Plan For Research And Development In Support Of Critical Infrastructure Protection" 04/08/2005
"Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options" 01/26/2007
"Who's On First? A Strategy for Protecting Critical Infrastructure" 05/09/2005
Customs and INS
"2004 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics" 01/2006
"2005 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics" 12/2006
"Alien Detention Standards: Telephone Access Problems Were Pervasive at Detention Facilities; Other Deficiencies Did Not Show a Pattern of Noncompliance" 07/06/2007
"America's Immigration Quandary: No Consensus on Immigration Problem or Proposed Fixes" 03/30/2006
"Backfire at the Border: Why Enforcement without Legalization Cannot Stop Illegal Immigration" 06/13/2005
"Border Protection, Antiterrorism, And Illegal Immigration Control Act Of 2005 [Report]" 12/13/2005
"Border Security: Immigration Issues in the 108th Congress" 05/22/2003
"Border Security: Operation Jump Start" 06/05/2006
"Combating Alien Smuggling: The Federal Response Can Be Improved" 07/12/2005
"Counterfeit Documents Used to Enter the United States From Certain Western Hemisphere Countries Not Detected." 05/13/2003
"Customs Revenue: Customs and Border Protection Needs to Improve Workforce Planning and Accountability" 04/12/2007
"Customs and INS: Information on Inspection, Infrastructure, Traffic Flow, and Security Matters at the Detroit Port of Entry" 04/22/2002
"DHS Advances Initiative to Strengthen Border Security and Facilitate Entry into the United States" 06/20/2007
"Department of Homeland Security: Addressing Management Challenges That Face Immigration Enforcement Agencies" 05/05/2005
"Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration" 04/2007
"Executive Office for Immigration Review: Caseload Performance Reporting Needs Improvement" 08/11/2006
"Export Controls: Agencies Should Assess Vulnerabilities and Improve Guidance for Protecting Export-Controlled Information at Companies" 11/05/2006
"Export Controls: Agencies Should Assess Vulnerabilities and Improve Guidance for Protecting Export-Controlled Information at Universities" 12/05/2006
"Fact Sheet: Border Security and Immigration Reform Agreement Overcomes 1986 Mistakes " 05/22/2007
"Fact Sheet: Ending Chain Migration" 06/01/2007
"Fact Sheet: Establishing a Merit-Based System for Future Immigration" 05/31/2007
"Fact Sheet: Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform" 05/15/2006
"Fact Sheet: Strengthening Border Security and Facilitating Entry into the United States" 06/20/2007
"Foreign Physicians: Data on Use of J-1 Visa Waivers Needed to Better Address Physician Shortages" 11/30/2006
"Foreign Physicians: Preliminary Findings on the Use of J-1 Visa Waivers to Practice in Underserved Areas" 05/18/2006
"Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation" 12/08/2006
"H-1B Foreign Workers: Better Tracking Needed to Help Determine H-1B Program's Effects on U.S. Workforce" 09/10/2003
"H-1B Visa Program: Labor Could Improve Its Oversight and Increase Information Sharing with Homeland Security" 06/22/2006
"H-1B Visa Program: More Oversight by Labor Can Improve Compliance with Program Requirements" 06/22/2006
"Homeland Security Needs to Improve Entry Exit System Expenditure Planning" 06/09/2003
"Homeland Security: Planned Expenditures for U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Program Need to Be Adequately Defined and Justified" 02/14/2007
"Homeland Security: U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Program's Long-standing Lack of Strategic Direction and Management Controls Needs to Be Addressed" 08/31/2007
"Homeland Security: US-VISIT Has Not Fully Met Expectations and Longstanding Program Management Challenges Need to Be Addressed" 02/16/2007
"Homeland Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Operational, Technological, and Management Challenges" 03/20/2007
"Homeland Security: Visitor and Immigration Status Program Operating, but Management Improvements Are Still Needed" 01/25/2006
"Homeland Security: Challenges to Implementing the Immigration Interior Enforcement Strategy" 04/10/2003
"Homeland Security: First Phase of Visitor and Immigration Status Program Operating, but Improvements Needed" 05/11/2004
"Homeland Security: INS Cannot Locate Many Aliens Because It Lacks Reliable Address Information" 11/21/2002
"Homeland Security: Justice Department's Project to Interview Aliens after September 11, 2001" 04/11/2003
"Homeland Security: Major Challenges Remain in Transforming Immigration Programs" 10/14/2004
"Homeland Security: Overstay Tracking Is a Key Component of a Layered Defense" 10/16/2003
"Homeland Security: Performance of Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Continues to Improve, but Issues Remain" 03/17/2005
"Homeland Security: Performance of Information Systems to Monitor Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Has Improved but Issues Remain" 06/18/2004
"Homeland Security: Prospects For Biometric US-VISIT Exit Capability Remain Unclear" 06/28/2007
"Homeland Security: Summary of Challenges Faced in Targeting Oceangoing Cargo Containers for Inspection" 03/31/2004
"Illegal Immigration: Border-Crossing Deaths Have Doubled Since 1995; Border Patrol's Efforts to Prevent Deaths Have Not Been Fully Evaluated" 08/15/2006
"Immigration & Naturalization Report FY2005" 08/2005
"Immigration Benefits: Additional Controls and a Sanctions Strategy Could Enhance DHS's Ability to Control Benefit Fraud" 03/10/2006
"Immigration Benefits: Additional Efforts Needed to Help Ensure Alien Files Are Located when Needed" 10/27/2006
"Immigration Benefits: Internal Controls for Adjudicating Humanitarian Parole Cases Are Generally Effective, but Some Can Be Strengthened" 02/06/2008
"Immigration Benefits: Improvements Needed to Address Backlogs and Ensure Quality of Adjudications" 11/21/2005
"Immigration Benefits: Seventeenth Report Required by the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998" 11/16/2007
"Immigration Enforcement: Benefits and Limitations to Using Earnings Data to Identify Unauthorized Work" 07/11/2006
"Immigration Enforcement: ICE Could Improve Controls to Help Guide Alien Removal Decision Making" 10/15/2007
"Immigration Enforcement: Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts" 06/19/2006
"Immigration Enforcement: DHS Has Incorporated Immigration Enforcement Objectives and Is Addressing Future Planning Requirements" 10/08/2004
"Immigration Enforcement: Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts" 08/31/2005
"Immigration Inspections When Arriving in the U.S." 04/2006
"Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress" 12/07/2006
"Immigration Services: Better Contracting Practices Needed at Call Centers" 06/30/2005
"Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues" 04/28/2004
"Immigration: Analysis of the Major Provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005" 05/25/2005
"Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens" 10/12/2007
"Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion of Aliens" 09/05/2006
"Information Technology: Customs Has Made Progress on Automated Commercial Environment System, but It Faces Long-Standing Management Challenges and New Risks" 05/31/2006
"Information Technology: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Needs to Fully Address Significant Infrastructure Modernization Program Management Weaknesses" 04/27/2007
"Information Technology: Improvements for Acquisition of Customs Trade Processing System Continue, but Further Efforts Needed to Avoid More Cost and Schedule Shortfalls" 10/25/2007
"Information Technology: Near-Term Effort to Automate Paper-Based Immigration Files Needs Planning Improvements" 03/31/2006
"Information Technology: Customs' Automated Commercial Environment Program Progressing, but Need for Management Improvements Continues" 03/14/2005
"Information Technology: Early Releases of Customs Trade System Operating, but Pattern of Cost and Schedule Problems Needs to Be Addressed" 05/14/2004
"Information Technology: Management Improvements Needed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Infrastructure Modernization Program" 09/07/2005
"Information on Immigration Enforcement and Supervisory Promotions in the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection" 06/13/2006
"International Trade: Customs' Revised Bonding Policy Reduces Risk of Uncollected Duties, but Concerns about Uneven Implementation and Effects Remain" 10/18/2006
"Overstay Tracking: A Key Component of Homeland Security and a Layered Defense" 05/21/2004
"Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class" 01/2006
"Process for Admitting Additional Countries into the Visa Waiver Program" 07/28/2006
"Review of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Detainee Tracking Process" 11/16/2006
"State Department: Stronger Action Needed to Improve Oversight and Assess Risks of the Summer Work Travel and Trainee Categories of the Exchange Visitor Program" 10/14/2005
"TRAC Immigration " 04/04/2006
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Strategic Plan: Securing America's Promise" 07/2005
"Weaknesses In Screening Entrants Into the United States" 01/30/2003
Defense Industrial Base
" Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps's Individual Body Armor System Issues" 04/26/2007
"A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century" 08/15/2007
"Acquisition of the National Security Cutter" 01/29/2007
"Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa" 05/16/2007
"Air Force FB-22 Bomber Concept" 05/26/2004
"Air Force Maintenance: Improved Pricing and Cost Reduction Practices Needed" 06/17/2004
"Air Force Transformation" 01/18/2006
"Alignment With The National Incident Management System And National Response Plan (NRP)" 06/30/2005
"Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: Business Plan's Implementation Is Unlikely to Achieve Expected Financial Benefits and Could Reduce Civilian Role" 06/30/2005
"Armed Forces Retirement Home: Health Care Oversight Should Be Strengthened" 05/30/2007
"Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements" 01/29/2007
"Army Corps of Engineers: Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed" 12/31/2007
"Army Corps of Engineers: Improved Planning and Financial Management Should Replace Reliance on Reprogramming to Manage Project Funds" 09/16/2005
"Army Depot Maintenance: Ineffective Oversight of Depot Maintenance Operations and System Implementation Efforts" 06/30/2005
"Best Practices: An Integrated Portfolio Management Approach to Weapon System Investments Could Improve DOD's Acquisition Outcomes" 03/30/2007
"Best Practices: Better Support of Weapon System Program Managers Needed to Improve Outcomes" 11/30/2005
"Best Practices: Increased Focus on Requirements and Oversight Needed to Improve DOD's Acquisition Environment and Weapon System Quality" 02/01/2008
"Best Practices: Stronger Practices Needed to Improve DOD Technology Transition Processes" 09/14/2006
"Business Systems Modernization: Air Force Needs to Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments" 10/31/2007
"Business Systems Modernization: DOD Continues to Improve Institutional Approach, but Further Steps Needed" 05/15/2006
"Business Systems Modernization: Department of the Navy Needs to Establish Management Structure and Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments" 10/31/2007
"Business Systems Modernization: DOD Needs to Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments" 05/11/2007
"Capstone Concept for Special Operations" 12/2006
"Characterization of Underground Facilities" 04/1999
"Chemical Demilitarization: Actions Needed to Improve the Reliability of the Army's Cost Comparison Analysis for Treatment and Disposal Options for Newport's VX Hydrolysate" 01/26/2007
"Chemical Demilitarization: Additional Management Actions Needed to Meet Key Performance Goals of DOD's Chemical Demilitarization Program" 12/06/2007
"Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs Consistent Policies and Clear Processes to Address the Survivability of Weapon Systems Against Chemical and Biological Threats" 04/28/2006
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Management Actions Are Needed to Close the Gap between Army Chemical Unit Preparedness and Stated National Priorities" 01/19/2007
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Updated Intelligence, Clear Guidance, and Consistent Priorities Needed to Guide Investments in Collective Protection" 01/19/2007
"Chemical and Biological Defense: Observations on Actions Taken to Protect Military Forces" 10/20/1999
"China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues" 02/22/2005
"Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress" 12/18/2006
"Coast Guard: Challenges Affecting Deepwater Asset Deployment and Management and Efforts to Address Them" 06/18/2007
"Coast Guard: Changes to Deepwater Plan Appear Sound, and Program Management Has Improved, but Continued Monitoring Is Warranted" 04/28/2006
"Coast Guard: Condition of Some Aids-to-Navigation and Domestic Icebreaking Vessels Has Declined; Effect on Mission Performance Appears Mixed" 09/22/2006
"Coast Guard: Observations on Agency Performance, Operations, and Future Challenges" 06/15/2006
"Coast Guard: Observations on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget, Performance, Reorganization, and Related Challenges" 04/18/2007
"Coast Guard: Preliminary Observations on Deepwater Program Assets and Management Challenges" 02/15/2007
"Coast Guard: Status of Deepwater Fast Response Cutter Design Efforts" 06/23/2006
"Coast Guard: Status of Efforts to Improve Deepwater Program Management and Address Operational Challenges" 03/08/2007
"Coast Guard: Coast Guard Efforts to Improve Management and Address Operational Challenges in the Deepwater Program" 02/14/2007
"Coast Guard: Deepwater Program Acquisition Schedule Update Needed" 06/14/2004
"Coast Guard: Key Management and Budget Challenges for Fiscal Year 2005 and Beyond" 04/07/2004
"Coast Guard: Non-Homeland Security Performance Measures Are Generally Sound, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist" 08/16/2006
"Coast Guard: Observations on Agency Performance, Operations and Future Challenges" 06/15/2006
"Coast Guard: Observations on Agency Priorities in Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request" 03/17/2005
"Coast Guard: Preliminary Observations on the Condition of Deepwater Legacy Assets and Acquisition Management Challenges" 06/21/2005
"Coast Guard: Preliminary Observations on the Condition of Deepwater Legacy Assets and Acquisition Management Issues" 04/20/2005
"Coast Guard: Progress Being Made on Addressing Deepwater Legacy Condition Issues and Program Management, but Acquisition Challenges Remain" 07/22/2005
"Coast Guard: Relationship Between Resources Used and Results Achieved Needs to Be Clearer" 03/22/2004
"Coast Guard: Station Readiness Improving but Resource Challenges and Management Concerns Remain" 01/31/2005
"Coast Guard: Station Spending Requirements Met, but Better Processes Needed to Track Designated Funds" 05/28/2004
"Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DNDO Has Not Yet Collected Most of the National Laboratories' Test Results on Radiation Portal Monitors in Support of DNDO's Testing and Development Program" 03/09/2007
"Combating Terrorism: DOD Efforts to Improve Installation Preparedness Can Be Enhanced with Clarified Responsibilities and Comprehensive Planning" 08/12/2004
"Combating Terrorism: Improvements Needed in Southern Command's Antiterrorism Approach for In-Transit Forces at Seaports " 10/31/2003
"Committee Defense Review Report" 12/2006
"Contract Management: Proteges Value DOD's Mentor-Protege Program, but Annual Reporting to Congress Needs Improvement" 01/31/2007
"Contract Management: Service Contract Approach to Aircraft Simulator Training Has Room for Improvement" 09/22/2006
"Contract Management: Guidance Needed to Promote Competition for Defense Task Orders" 07/30/2004
"Contract Security Guards: Army's Guard Program Requires Greater Oversight and Reassessment of Acquisition Approach" 04/03/2006
"Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1996-2003" 08/26/2004
"Conventional Warheads For Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress" 02/09/2007
"Cooperative Threat Reduction: DOD Needs More Reliable Data to Better Estimate the Cost and Schedule of the Shchuch'ye Facility" 05/31/2006
"Cooperative Threat Reduction: DOD Has Improved Its Management and Internal Controls, but Challenges Remain" 06/30/2005
"Counterinsurgency" 12/15/2006
"Cruise Missile Defense" 08/27/2004
"Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States" 02/26/2004
"DOD Acquisition Outcomes: A Case for Change" 11/15/2005
"DOD Acquisitions: Contracting for Better Outcomes" 09/07/2006
"DOD Budget and Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities" 01/24/2007
"DOD Business Systems Modernization: Billions Continue to Be Invested with Inadequate Management Oversight and Accountability" 05/28/2004
"DOD Business Systems Modernization: Limited Progress in Development of Business Enterprise Architecture and Oversight of Information Technology Investments" 05/17/2004
"DOD Business Systems Modernization: Navy ERP Adherence to Best Business Practices Critical to Avoid Past Failures" 09/29/2005
"DOD Business Systems Modernization: Progress Continues to Be Made in Establishing Corporate Management Controls, but Further Steps Are Needed" 05/14/2007
"DOD Business Systems Modernization: Progress Made in Establishing Foundational Architecture Products and Investment Management Practices, but Much Work Remains" 11/23/2005
"DOD Business Transformation: Lack of an Integrated Strategy Puts the Army's Asset Visibility System Investments at Risk" 07/27/2007
"DOD Contracting: Efforts Needed to Address Air Force Commercial Acquisition Risk" 09/29/2006
"DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency" 07/25/2006
"DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency [Testimony]" 07/25/2006
"DOD Excess Property: Management Control Breakdowns Result in Substantial Waste and Inefficiency" 05/13/2005
"DOD Is Making Progress in Adopting Best Practices for the Transformational Satellite Communications System and Space Radar but Still Faces Challenges" 08/02/2007
"DOD Operational Ranges: More Reliable Cleanup Cost Estimates and a Proactive Approach to Identifying Contamination Are Needed" 05/28/2004
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Additional OMB Actions Are Needed to Improve the Security Clearance Process" 09/28/2006
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Delays and Inadequate Documentation Found for Industry Personnel" 05/17/2007
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Funding Challenges and Other Impediments Slow Clearances for Industry Personnel" 05/17/2006
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Improved Annual Reporting Would Enable More Informed Congressional Oversight" 02/13/2008
"DOD Personnel Clearances: New Concerns Slow Processing of Clearances for Industry Personnel" 05/17/2006
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Questions and Answers for the Record Following the Second in a Series of Hearings on Fixing the Security Clearance Process" 06/14/2006
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Additional Steps Can Be Taken to Reduce Backlogs and Delays in Granting Security Clearances to Industry Personnel" 05/26/2004
"DOD Personnel Clearances: DOD Faces Multiple Challenges in Its Efforts to Improve Clearance Processes for Industry Personnel" 02/13/2008
"DOD Personnel Clearances: Some Progress Has Been Made but Hurdles Remain to Overcome the Challenges That Led to GAO's High-Risk Designation" 06/28/2005
"DOD Schools: Additional Reporting Could Improve Accountability for Academic Achievement of Students with Dyslexia" 12/06/2007
"DOD Should Provide Congress and the American Public with Monthly Data on Enemy-Initiated Attacks in Iraq in a Timely Manner" 09/28/2007
"DOD Systems Modernization: Planned Investment in the Naval Tactical Command Support System Needs to be Reassessed" 12/05/2005
"DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities" 11/29/2007
"DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities" 02/12/2007
"DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities" 11/08/2006
"DOD Travel Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Was Incomplete and Planned Improvement Efforts Face Challenges" 12/14/2007
"DOD's 21st Century Health Care Spending Challenges" 04/18/2007
"DOD's High-Risk Areas: Challenges Remain to Achieving and Demonstrating Progress in Supply Chain Management" 07/25/2006
"DOD's High-Risk Areas: Efforts to Improve Supply Chain Can Be Enhanced by Linkage to Outcomes, Progress in Transforming Business Operations, and Reexamination of Logistics Governance and Strategy" 07/10/2007
"DOD's High-Risk Areas: High-Level Commitment and Oversight Needed for DOD Supply Chain Plan to Succeed" 10/06/2005
"DOD's High-Risk Areas: Progress Made Implementing Supply Chain Management Recommendations, but Full Extent of Improvement Unknown" 01/17/2007
"DOD's Overseas Infrastructure Master Plans Continue to Evolve" 08/22/2006
"Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress" 06/04/2007
"Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) ? Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress" 03/26/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Get Better Results on Weapon Systems Investments" 04/05/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Air Force Decision to Include a Passenger and Cargo Capability in Its Replacement Refueling Aircraft Was Made without Required Analyses" 03/06/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: An Analysis of the Special Operations Command's Management of Weapon System Programs" 06/28/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Analysis of Costs for the Joint Strike Fighter Engine Program" 03/22/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Analysis of Processes Used to Evaluate Active Protection Systems" 06/08/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs" 03/31/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs" 03/30/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Better Acquisition Strategy Needed for Successful Development of the Army's Warrior Unmanned Aircraft System" 05/19/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Business Case and Business Arrangements Key for Future Combat System's Success" 03/01/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Challenges Associated with the Navy's Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan" 03/30/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Challenges Remain in Developing Capabilities for Naval Surface Fire Support" 11/30/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Exert Management and Oversight to Better Control Acquisition of Services" 01/17/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: DOD Wastes Billions of Dollars through Poorly Structured Incentives" 04/05/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Practices and Processes for Multiyear Procurement Should Be Improved" 02/07/2008
"Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Research and Development Budget Requests to Congress Do Not Provide Consistent, Complete, and Clear Information" 09/05/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Department of Defense Actions on Program Manager Empowerment and Accountability" 11/09/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Departmentwide Direction Is Needed for Implementation of the Anti-tamper Policy" 01/11/2008
"Defense Acquisitions: Further Management and Oversight Changes Needed for Efforts to Modernize Cheyenne Mountain Attack Warning Systems" 07/06/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Future Combat System Risks Underscore the Importance of Oversight" 03/27/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Greater Synergies Possible for DOD's Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems" 05/17/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Needed for Future Combat System's Successful Outcome" 03/14/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Improved Management and Oversight Needed to Better Control DOD's Acquisition of Services" 05/10/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Initial Missile Defense Capability Shows Knowledge-Based Acquisition Strategy Is Needed" 03/15/2006
"Defense Acquisitions: Issues Concerning Airlift and Tanker Programs" 03/07/2007
"Defense Acquisitions: Key Decisions to Be Made on Future Combat System" 03/15/2007
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