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Emergency Preparedness: Federal Funds for First Responders

The report addresses the need to balance expeditious distribution of first responder funds to states and localities with accountability for effective use of those funds and summarized major findings related to funding distribution delays and delays involving funds received by local governments, as presented in reports issued by the Department...

Tags: Fund, General Accounting Office, Emergency Preparedness, Government, Homeland Security, Financial Accounting, Finance

White papers 2004-05-13

Homeland Security: Coordinated Planning and Standards Needed to Better Manage First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region

Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the National Capital Region NCR, comprising jurisdictions including the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia, has been recognized as a significant potential target for terrorism. The paper reports on what federal funds have been allocated to NCR jurisdictions...

Tags: Jurisdiction, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, General Accounting Office, Standards, Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, Government

White papers 2004-06-24

Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region Reflects the Need for Coordinated Planning and Performance Goals

Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the National Capital Region NCR, comprising jurisdictions has been recognized as a significant potential target for terrorism. The paper reports on what federal funds have been allocated to NCR jurisdictions for emergency preparedness; what challenges exist within NCR to organizing and implementing...

Tags: Performance, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, General Accounting Office, Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, Government

White papers 2004-05-01

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Tighten security for nuclear facilities, aviation, disease control, advises GAO.(EPN News Roundup)(United States. General Accounting Office)

The General Accounting Office GAO has recommended measures to tighten nuclear security, aviation security, and controlling severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS in a series of homeland security and emergency preparedness reports released late last month: * The Department of Energy DOE has assessed the...

Tags: Department of Energy, General Accounting Office, Government, INTERNET, security

Research articles 2004-05-04