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GAO: Impact of attacks on nuclear waste small.(News; General Accounting Office): Byline: Bruce Geiselman Widespread deaths or serious illnesses would be unlikely from a terrorist attack on shipments of spent nuclear fuel from power plants, but the federal government could take additional precautions to reduce the risk fur Byline:...; Tags: General Accounting Office, terrorist attack; Research articles 2003-09-01
HomelandSecurityStocks.com: General Accounting Office and New York Times Report on Danger of Terrorist Attacks on Chemical Plants - GVI Security has Solutions to Vulnerabilities: NEW YORK -- HomelandSecurityStocks.com HSS -- In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment of the GAO said that attacks on chemical facilities presented a severe risk and that a huge amount of work remained to secure...; Tags: General Accounting Office, New York Times Co., terrorist attack; Research articles 2005-05-12
Nation's food supply vulnerable to terrorist attacks, GAO says. (Washington).: Congressional auditors say the nation's food supply is vulnerable to terrorist attacks, partly because the government cannot ensure the security of processing plants. The General Accounting Office GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, issued the Congressional auditors say the nation's food supply is vulnerable...; Tags: food, General Accounting Office, security, terrorist attack; Research articles 2003-03-24
The General Accounting Office (GAO), a congressional watchdog agency, said record levels of Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds were spend on security in fiscal 2002 as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. (Washington Report).: Representative Don Young (R-Alaska), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, had requested the report. Representative Don Young (R-Alaska), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, had requested the report.; Tags: General Accounting Office, security, terrorist attack; Research articles 2002-12-01
September 11: Recent Estimates of Fiscal Impact of 2001 Terrorist Attack on New York: In 2002, GAO reported that the New York budget offices estimated that from the terrorist attack, New York City sustained tax revenue losses of $1.6 billion for 2002 and $1.4 billion for 2003, New York State $1.6 billion for 2002 and $4.2 billion for 2003. GAO found some limitations to...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Terrorist Attack, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Taxes, Business Operations, Government, Financial Planning, Finance; White papers 2005-03-01

Homeland Security: Much Is Being Done to Protect Agriculture From a Terrorist Attack, But Important Challenges Remain: U.S. agriculture generates more than $1 trillion per year in economic activity and provides an abundant food supply for Americans and others. Since the September 11, 2001, attacks, there are new concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. agriculture to the deliberate introduction of animal and plant diseases agro terrorism. The...; Tags: U.S., Agriculture, General Accounting Office, Terrorist Attack, Homeland Security, Corporate Insurance, Advertising & Promotion, Business Security, Security, Government, Business Operations, Marketing; White papers 2005-03-01

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Study Says Use of Foreign Ships Makes U.S. Seaports Vulnerable to Attack.: By David Lerman, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 24--WASHINGTON -- The use of foreign-flagged ships to transport military equipment makes U.S. seaports more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a General Accounting Office study has found. ...; Tags: attack, cargo, General Accounting Office, Government, seaport, U.S.; Research articles 2002-07-24
Terrorist target. (Behind the Lines).(Brief Article): CHEMICAL FACILITIES in the United States are attractive targets to terrorists, and no one knows the extent to which they are vulnerable to attack, according to a March report by the General Accounting Office, the Congressional research agency. "Chemical facilities may be attractive targets...; Tags: General Accounting Office, SECURITY, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2003-04-01
Public health system ready or not?(News and Trends)(Brief Article): Bad news continues to flow out of government and industry groups assessing the U.S. public health system's readiness for a terrorist attack The latest to add their concerns are the Association of Public Health Laboratories APHL and the General Accounting office (GA0)I in its report, the...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Government, HEALTHCARE, hospital; Research articles 2003-10-01
N-shipment risks downplayed: WASHINGTON -- Shipments of radioactive nuclear waste are generally safe from terrorist attacks, but there are ways the shipments can be better protected, a congressional report said Thursday. Large steel casks used to house the nuclear waste make it unlikely that any terrorist attack or accident during shipment...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Government, Transportation; Research articles 2003-08-15