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 2006-10-16 monographic deposited born digital 68 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-39 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39 P0b002ee18037e740 f:d0739 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39 GAO-07-39 Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure protection Homeland security Information disclosure Private sector Program evaluation Strategic planning Government/business relations Information sharing National Infrastructure Protection Plan Other Written Product A62188 As Hurricane Katrina so forcefully demonstrated, the nation's critical infrastructures and key resources have been vulnerable to a wide variety of threats. Because about 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is owned by the private sector, it is vital that the public and private sectors work together to protect these assets. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating a national protection strategy including formation of government and private sector councils as a collaborating tool. The councils, among other things, are to identify their most critical assets, assess the risks they face, and identify protective measures, in sector-specific plans that comply with DHS's National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). GAO examined (1) the extent to which these councils have been established; (2) the key facilitating factors and challenges affecting the formation of the councils; and (3) the overall status of the plans and key facilitating factors and challenges encountered in developing them. GAO obtained information by reviewing key documents and conducting interviews with federal and private sector representatives. GAO is not making any recommendations at this time since prior recommendations are still being implemented. Continued monitoring will determine whether further recommendations are warranted. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39.pdf GAO-07-39 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-39 Other Written Product GAO-07-39; Critical Infrastructure Protection: Progress Coordinating Government and Private Sector Efforts Varies by Sectors' Characteristics; Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure protection Homeland security Information disclosure Private sector Program evaluation Strategic planning Government/business relations Information sharing National Infrastructure Protection Plan Title 5 Appendix 2 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Volume 116 Page 2135 116 Stat. 2135 Public Law 107-296