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 2007-09-18 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1247T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T P0b002ee180393875 f:d071247t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T GAO-07-1247T Cost analysis Data collection Hazardous substances Homeland security Inspection Nevada Test Site Operational testing Product evaluation Radiation monitoring Smuggling Standards Testing Testimony A76428 The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is responsible for addressing the threat of nuclear smuggling. Radiation detection portal monitors are key elements in our national defenses against such threats. DHS has sponsored testing to develop new monitors, known as advanced spectroscopic portal (ASP) monitors. In March 2006, GAO recommended that DNDO conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether the new portal monitors were worth the additional cost. In June 2006, DNDO issued its analysis. In October 2006, GAO concluded that DNDO did not provide a sound analytical basis for its decision to purchase and deploy ASP technology and recommended further testing of ASPs. DNDO conducted this ASP testing at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) between February and March 2007. GAO's statement addresses the test methods DNDO used to demonstrate the performance capabilities of the ASPs and whether the NTS test results should be relied upon to make a full-scale production decision. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T.pdf GAO-07-1247T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1247T Testimony GAO-07-1247T; Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Adequate Testing of Next Generation Radiation Detection Equipment; Cost analysis Data collection Hazardous substances Homeland security Inspection Nevada Test Site Operational testing Product evaluation Radiation monitoring Smuggling Standards Testing Volume 120 Page 1355 120 Stat. 1355 Public Law 109-295