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 2007-02-07 monographic deposited born digital 41 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-386T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T P0b002ee18038afa1 f:d07386t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T GAO-07-386T Agency missions Allocation (Government accounting) Budget outlays Critical infrastructure Emergency preparedness Federal funds Grant administration Grants Homeland security Internal controls Investment planning Investments Port security Program management Risk assessment Risk management Strategic planning Terrorism Transportation security DHS Urban Area Security Initiative Testimony A65664

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal government has provided DHS with more than $130 billion in budget authority to make investments in homeland security. However, as GAO has reported, this federal financial assistance has not been guided by a clear risk-based strategic plan that fully applies risk management principles. This testimony discusses the extent to which DHS has taken steps to apply risk management principles to target federal funding for homeland security investments (1) in making grant allocations, (2) in funding transportation and port security enhancements, (3) in other DHS mission areas, and (4) at a strategic level across DHS. This testimony summarizes previous GAO work in these areas. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T.pdf GAO-07-386T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-386T Testimony GAO-07-386T; Homeland Security: Applying Risk Management Principles to Guide Federal Investments; Agency missions Allocation (Government accounting) Budget outlays Critical infrastructure Emergency preparedness Federal funds Grant administration Grants Homeland security Internal controls Investment planning Investments Port security Program management Risk assessment Risk management Strategic planning Terrorism Transportation security DHS Urban Area Security Initiative Title 46 Section 201(d)(1) 46 U.S.C. 201(d)(1)