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 2006-10-20 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-89 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89 P0b002ee18038b383 f:d0789 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89 GAO-07-89 Accountability Agency missions Counterterrorism Federal agencies Homeland security Information management Interagency relations Monitoring Program evaluation Reporting requirements Strategic planning Terrorism Terrorists Intelligence gathering operations Policies and procedures Other Written Product A62444 Because terrorists do not operate on a 9-5 schedule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its operational components have established information gathering and analysis centers that conduct activities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Staff at these operations centers work to help detect, deter, and prevent terrorist acts. DHS has determined that out of 25 operations centers, four require higher levels of collaboration that can only be provided by personnel from multiple DHS agencies, and other federal, and sometimes state and local, agencies. For these four multi-agency operations centers, this report (1) describes their missions, products, functions, and customers and (2) assesses the extent to which DHS efforts to promote collaboration among the multiple agencies responsible for the centers reflect key practices for enhancing and sustaining collaborative efforts. To do so, GAO visited operations centers, reviewed data and reports from the centers, and interviewed center and other DHS officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89.pdf GAO-07-89 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-89 Other Written Product GAO-07-89; Homeland Security: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Collaboration at 24/7 Operations Centers Staffed by Multiple DHS Agencies; Accountability Agency missions Counterterrorism Federal agencies Homeland security Information management Interagency relations Monitoring Program evaluation Reporting requirements Strategic planning Terrorism Terrorists Intelligence gathering operations Policies and procedures Volume 116 Page 2135 Volume 116 Page 2252 116 Stat. 2135 116 Stat. 2252 Public Law 107-296