United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-11-01 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14 P0b002ee180392b9b f:d0314 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14 GAO-03-14 Counterterrorism Defense operations Emergency preparedness Funds management Performance measures Strategic planning Terrorism National preparedness Other Written Product A05418

After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, domestic military installations increased their antiterrorism measures to their highest levels. These measures were reduced in the weeks following the attacks, but because of the persistent nature of the threat, the antiterrorism posture at domestic installations remains at a higher than normal level more than 1 year later. The Department of Defense's (DOD) budget request for fiscal year 2003 includes more than $10 billion for combating terrorism activities, which includes a substantial increase in funding for antiterrorism measures to safeguard personnel and strategic issues. The service headquarters GAO reviewed did not use a comprehensive results-oriented management framework to guide their antiterrorism efforts. According to service officials, a comprehensive results-oriented management framework for antiterrorism efforts is not consistently used across all services and commands because DOD does not require it, and service officials indicated that they were reluctant to develop such an approach before the forthcoming DOD-wide antiterrorism strategy was issued. Although the Department has recently restarted its efforts toward developing this strategy, it has not set a specific time frame for its completion. The services and commands are following prescribed guidance and regulations to conduct risk management analyses to support their antiterrorism requirements, but significant weaknesses exist with the current approach. The commands do not always require documentation of the assessments, and they do not periodically evaluate the assessment methodology used at each installation to determine the thoroughness of the analyses or the consistency with required assessment methodology. DOD has reported that $32.1 billion has been allocated or requested for combating terrorism activities from fiscal year 1999 through fiscal year 2003; however, these reported amounts may not present a clear picture of total combating terrorism costs. GAO's analysis indicates that $19.4 billion of this amount is for military and civilian personnel and personnel-related operating costs associated with individuals in designated specialties that have combating terrorism-related missions, such as military police, civilian police, and security guard. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14.pdf GAO-03-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-14 Other Written Product GAO-03-14; Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Guide Services' Antiterrorism Efforts at Installations; Counterterrorism Defense operations Emergency preparedness Funds management Performance measures Strategic planning Terrorism National preparedness Title 10 Section 229 10 U.S.C. 229 Public Law 103-62 Public Law 106-65