Chemical Weapons Storage:
Communities Are Not Prepared to Respond to Emergencies
T-NSIAD-93-18: Published: Jul 16, 1993. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 1993.
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GAO discussed the Army's Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP), which it established to improve emergency response in communities near its chemical weapons storage sites. GAO noted that: (1) the Army coordinates its chemical emergency response planning with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (2) many communities near Army chemical weapons stockpile sites lack the capability to quickly alert emergency management officials, responders, and residents of chemical emergencies; (3) CSEPP emphasizes evacuation over sheltering as an emergency response option, but has done little to help communities plan for sheltering, even though sheltering is frequently the best available response option; (4) CSEPP has not determined what protective gear would be necessary for first responders to a chemical emergency; (5) local emergency medical capabilities may be inadequate to handle a chemical emergency; (6) CSEPP management is fragmented and has yet to meet management goals it set in March 1990; and (7) although FEMA has administered about $130 million in CSEPP funds, it cannot accurately account for how it spent those funds.
Jan 19, 2021
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GPS Modernization:
DOD Continuing to Develop New Jam-Resistant Capability, But Widespread Use Remains Years AwayGAO-21-145: Published: Jan 19, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2021.
Jan 14, 2021
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Columbia Class Submarine:
Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier BaseGAO-21-257: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021. -
Department of Defense:
Actions Needed to Improve Accounting of Intradepartmental TransactionsGAO-21-84: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Jan 12, 2021
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DOD Critical Technologies:
Plans for Communicating, Assessing, and Overseeing Protection Efforts Should Be CompletedGAO-21-158: Published: Jan 12, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 2021.
Dec 10, 2020
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Climate Resilience:
DOD Coordinates with Communities, but Needs to Assess the Performance of Related Grant ProgramsGAO-21-46: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020. -
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations:
DOD Needs to Address Governance and Oversight Issues to Help Ensure SuperiorityGAO-21-64: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020.
Dec 2, 2020
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Navy and Marine Corps:
Services Continue Efforts to Rebuild Readiness, but Recovery Will Take Years and Sustained Management AttentionGAO-21-225T: Published: Dec 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2020.
Nov 20, 2020
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GAO Audits Involving DOD:
Status of Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance ConferencesGAO-21-185R: Published: Nov 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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Defense Acquisitions:
Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Would Benefit from Defined Goals and GovernanceGAO-21-68: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020. -
Defense Intelligence:
Comprehensive Plan Needed to Improve Stakeholder Engagement in the Development of New Military Intelligence SystemGAO-21-57: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
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