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 2007-01-19 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-113 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113 P0b002ee180388a0a f:d07113 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113 GAO-07-113 Biological agents Biological warfare Biological weapons Chemical agents Chemical warfare Chemical weapons Defense capabilities Defense contingency planning Emergency preparedness Federal intelligence agencies Military forces Military intelligence Military operations Military policies Protective equipment Risk management Terrorism Other Written Product A64984 For the military to operate in environments contaminated by chemical and biological warfare agents, the Department of Defense (DOD) has developed collective protection equipment to provide a protected environment for group activities. GAO previously reported persistent problems in providing collective protection for U.S. forces in high threat areas overseas. In this report, GAO examined (1) current intelligence assessments of chemical and biological threats, (2) the extent to which DOD has provided collective protection at critical overseas facilities and major expeditionary warfighting assets, and (3) DOD's framework for managing installation protection policies and prioritizing critical installations for funding. In conducting this review, GAO developed criteria to identify critical sites in the absence of a DOD priority listing of such sites in overseas high threat areas--areas at high risk of terrorist or missile attack. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113.pdf GAO-07-113 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-113 Other Written Product GAO-07-113; Chemical and Biological Defense: Updated Intelligence, Clear Guidance, and Consistent Priorities Needed to Guide Investments in Collective Protection; Biological agents Biological warfare Biological weapons Chemical agents Chemical warfare Chemical weapons Defense capabilities Defense contingency planning Emergency preparedness Federal intelligence agencies Military forces Military intelligence Military operations Military policies Protective equipment Risk management Terrorism Public Law 103-160