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 2004-09-15 monographic deposited born digital 46 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-1009 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009 P0b002ee180382f46 f:d041009 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009 GAO-04-1009 Counterterrorism Emergency preparedness Federal aid programs Federal funds Funds management Intergovernmental relations National preparedness Strategic planning Homeland security Urban areas DHS Urban Area Security Initiative National Capital Regions Other Written Product A12510

As requested, GAO reviewed coordination practices in various metropolitan areas to find regional programs with lessons learned that could be applied in the National Capital Region (NCR) and elsewhere. We addressed the following questions: (1) In selected metropolitan areas, what factors enhance regional coordination? (2) What features of federal programs enhance regional emergency preparedness coordination? (3) How does regional coordination for emergency preparedness in the NCR incorporate features from other areas and federal programs? For detailed analysis, we selected Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Tampa-St. Petersburg--considered by DHS to be high-threat urban areas because of their population and critical infrastructure, among other factors. We also analyzed regional coordination in the planning and implementation of transportation and environmental programs because of their history of requiring such collaboration. DHS and the District of Columbia's Deputy Mayor/City Administrator generally agreed with our report regarding the characteristics of regional coordination and that the NCR's Urban Area Security Initiative governance structure was relatively advanced. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009.pdf GAO-04-1009 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1009 Other Written Product GAO-04-1009; Homeland Security: Effective Regional Coordination Can Enhance Emergency Preparedness; Counterterrorism Emergency preparedness Federal aid programs Federal funds Funds management Intergovernmental relations National preparedness Strategic planning Homeland security Urban areas DHS Urban Area Security Initiative National Capital Regions Title 10 Section 2674(f)(2) 10 U.S.C. 2674(f)(2) Public Law 107-296