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 2007-10-23 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-212T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T P0b002ee18038886f f:d08212t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T GAO-08-212T Continuity of operations plan Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure protection Cyber security Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster recovery plans E-government Emergency preparedness Federal law Federal legislation Homeland security Internet IT contingency plans IT legislation Private sector Strategic planning Public/private partnerships National Communications System National Infrastructure Protection Plan Testimony A77530 Since the early 1990s, growth in the use of the Internet has revolutionized the way that our nation communicates and conducts business. While the Internet originated as a U.S. government-sponsored research project, the vast majority of its infrastructure is currently owned and operated by the private sector. Federal policy recognizes the need to prepare for debilitating Internet disruptions and tasks the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with developing an integrated public/private plan for Internet recovery. GAO was asked to summarize its report on plans for recovering the Internet in case of a major disruption (GAO-06-672) and to provide an update on DHS's efforts to implement that report's recommendations. The report (1) identifies examples of major disruptions to the Internet, (2) identifies the primary laws and regulations governing recovery of the Internet in the event of a major disruption, (3) evaluates DHS plans for facilitating recovery from Internet disruptions, and (4) assesses challenges to such efforts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T.pdf GAO-08-212T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-212T Testimony GAO-08-212T; Internet Infrastructure: Challenges in Developing a Public/Private Recovery Plan; Continuity of operations plan Critical infrastructure Critical infrastructure protection Cyber security Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster recovery plans E-government Emergency preparedness Federal law Federal legislation Homeland security Internet IT contingency plans IT legislation Private sector Strategic planning Public/private partnerships National Communications System National Infrastructure Protection Plan Title 5 Appendix 2 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Volume 48 Page 1064 48 Stat. 1064 Volume 64 Page 798 64 Stat. 798 Volume 86 Page 770 86 Stat. 770 Volume 88 Page 143 88 Stat. 143 Public Law 107-296