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 2006-04-17 monographic deposited born digital 41 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-383 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383 P0b002ee1803972ce f:d06383 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383 GAO-06-383 Confidential information Counterterrorism Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure protection Homeland security Information management Interagency relations Intergovernmental relations Private sector Information sharing Policies and procedures Public/private partnerships Other Written Product A51702 A wide array of cyber and physical assets is critical to America's national security, economic well-being, and public health and safety. Information related to threats, vulnerabilities, incidents, and security techniques is instrumental to guarding these critical infrastructures against attacks and mitigating the impact of attacks that may occur. The ability to share security-related information can unify the efforts of federal, state, and local government as well as the private sector, as appropriate, in preventing and minimizing terrorist attacks. The Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 was enacted to encourage nonfederal entities to voluntarily share critical infrastructure information and established protections for it. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a lead role in implementing the act. GAO was asked to determine (1) the status of DHS's efforts to implement the act and (2) the challenges it faces in carrying out the act. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383.pdf GAO-06-383 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-383 Other Written Product GAO-06-383; Information Sharing: DHS Should Take Steps to Encourage More Widespread Use of Its Program to Protect and Share Critical Infrastructure Information; Confidential information Counterterrorism Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure protection Homeland security Information management Interagency relations Intergovernmental relations Private sector Information sharing Policies and procedures Public/private partnerships