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 2008-04-15 monographic deposited born digital 52 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-627SP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP P0b002ee1803815d3 f:d08627sp DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP GAO-08-627SP Emergency preparedness Emergency response plans Homeland security Policy evaluation Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Risk factors Risk management Security assessments Standards evaluation Strategic planning Terrorists program goals or objectives Program implementation CG Forum Other Written Product A81687 From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to Hurricane Katrina, homeland security risks vary widely. The nation can neither achieve total security nor afford to protect everything against all risks. Managing these risks is especially difficult in today's environment of globalization, increasing security interdependence, and growing fiscal challenges for the federal government. It is increasingly important that organizations effectively target homeland security funding--totaling nearly $65 billion in 2008 federal spending alone--to address the nation's most critical priorities. GAO convened a forum of experts on October 25, 2007, to advance a national dialogue on applying risk management to homeland security. Broadly defined, risk management is a process that helps policymakers assess risk, strategically allocate finite resources, and take actions under conditions of uncertainty. Participants included federal, state, and local officials and risk management experts from the private sector and academia. The forum addressed effective practices, challenges federal agencies face in applying risk management to homeland security, and actions that can strengthen homeland security risk management. Comments expressed during the proceedings do not necessarily represent the views of any one participant, the organizations they represent, or GAO. Participants reviewed a draft of this report and their comments were incorporated, as appropriate. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP.pdf GAO-08-627SP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-627SP Other Written Product GAO-08-627SP; Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security; Emergency preparedness Emergency response plans Homeland security Policy evaluation Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Risk factors Risk management Security assessments Standards evaluation Strategic planning Terrorists program goals or objectives Program implementation CG Forum