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Journal of Fire Sciences [website]
"'The Journal of Fire Sciences' is a leading, peer-reviewed international journal for the reporting of new and significant fundamental and applied research within the fire safety science community. Its overall content is generally aimed toward the prevention and mitigation of the adverse effects of fires involving combustible materials."
Sage Publications
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Disasters [website]
"'Disasters' is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. It provides a forum for academics, policymakers and practitioners to publish high-quality research and practice concerning natural catastrophes, anthropogenic disasters, complex political emergencies and protracted crises around the world. The journal promotes the interchange of ideas and experience, maintaining a balance between field reports, case study articles of general interest and academic papers. 'Disasters': [1] Is the leading journal in the field of complex emergencies and natural disasters; [2] Influences disaster prevention, mitigation and response policies and practices; [3] Adopts a world-wide geographical perspective; [4] Contains a mix of academic papers and field studies; [5] Promotes the interchange of ideas between practitioners, policy-makers and academics. 'Disasters' is published for the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) by Wiley-Blackwell. Founded in 1960, The ODI is an independent research institute and a forum for discussion of the problems facing developing countries. The journal is managed by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the ODI. This is one of the largest teams of independent policy researchers in Europe dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice in response to conflict, instability and disasters. Over the past five years HPG has demonstrated its ability in both anticipating and responding to the emerging humanitarian policy agenda, and to provide a critical link between academics, policy-makers and field practitioners."
Wiley-Blackwell (Firm); Overseas Development Institute (London, England)
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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management [website]
"The Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management is an invaluable source of information on all aspects of contingency planning, scenario analysis and crisis management in both corporate and public sectors. It focuses on the opportunities and threats facing organizations and presents analysis and case studies of crisis prevention, crisis planning, recovery and turnaround management. With contributions from world-wide sources including corporations, governmental agencies, think tanks and influential academics, this publication provides a vital platform for the exchange of strategic and operational experience, information and knowledge."
Wiley-Blackwell (Firm)
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International Journal of Police Science & Management [website]
"'The International Journal of Police Science and Management' is a peer-reviewed journal whose principal objective is to facilitate international exchange, stimulate debate and to encourage closer bonds between academic research into the criminal justice system and the practicalities of its day-to-day management of criminal justice organisations including, but not necessarily confined to, the police."
Sage Publications
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Coast Guard Health Records: Timely Acquisition of New System is Critical to Overcoming Challenges with Paper Process, Report to Congressional Requesters
"In 2010, the Coast Guard initiated an effort--known as IHiS [Integrated Health Information System]--to replace its aging EHR [electronic health record] system with a suite of modernized systems that was to automate various health care services for its nearly 50,000 military members. However, in October 2015, the Coast Guard announced that the modernization project would be canceled. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review the Coast Guard's efforts to develop a modernized EHR system. GAO's objectives were to (1) describe what led the Coast Guard to terminate further IHiS development, and how much was spent on the project; (2) evaluate the Coast Guard's management and oversight for the discontinued project and what, if any, lessons learned were identified; (3) describe the Coast Guard's current process for managing health records and the challenges, if any, it is encountering; and (4) determine the Coast Guard's plans for effectively implementing a new EHR system and the current status of its efforts."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-01
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Studies in Intelligence [website]
"The mission of 'Studies in Intelligence' is to stimulate within the Intelligence Community the constructive discussion of important issues of the day, to expand knowledge of lessons learned from past experiences, to increase understanding of the history of the profession, and to provide readers with considered reviews of public literature concerning intelligence. All statements of fact, opinion, or analysis expressed in Studies in Intelligence and CSI [Center for the Study of Intelligence] Publications are those of the Authors. They do not necessarily reflect official positions or views of the Central Intelligence Agency or any other US government entity, past or present. Nothing in the contents should be construed as asserting or implying US government endorsement of an article's factual statements and interpretations"
Center for the Study of Intelligence (U.S.)
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3851: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
"H.R. 3851 would explicitly authorize the Department of State to offer awards under its War Crimes Rewards Program for crimes that would be prosecuted under the laws and statutes of the United States and other countries. Currently, under that program, the department uses appropriated funds to offer cash awards of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of designated individuals accused by international tribunals of committing war crimes, genocide, or crimes against humanity."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-01-26
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Criminology & Criminal Justice [website]
"'Criminology and Criminal Justice' is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the broad field of criminology and criminal justice policy and practice. The journal publishes scholarly articles on all areas of criminology, crime and criminal justice. It includes theoretical pieces, as well as empirically-based analyses of policy and practice in areas that range from policing to sentencing, community penalties and prisons; drug use to organized crime and terrorism; and from crime prevention to victims of crime."
Sage Publications
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Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Should Adopt Additional Best Practices to Better Manage Risk for Life Extension Programs, Report to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate
"Weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile are aging. NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration] and the Department of Defense undertake LEPs [life
extension programs] to refurbish or replace nuclear weapons' aging components. Prior LEPs experienced cost overruns, schedule delays, and scope reductions, and prior GAO [Government Accountability Office] reports identified the need for NNSA to use EVM [earned value management] and conduct TRAs [technology readiness assessments] to address program risks. In 2013, NNSA developed a management approach for LEPs that it regards as an improvement and currently manages three LEPs using its revised approach. NNSA and its contractors conduct the work associated with these LEPs at seven sites across the country. GAO was asked to review NNSA's management of its LEPs using its revised approach. This report assesses the extent to which NNSA has implemented, consistent with best practices, the use of EVM and TRAs in its management of LEPs."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-01
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Tax Fraud and Noncompliance: IRS Can Strengthen Pre-Refund Verification and Explore More Uses, Report to Congressional Requesters
"Beginning in 2017, as required by law, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) held all refunds for taxpayers claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) until February 15. IRS also took actions to verify wage and other information reported on tax returns before issuing refunds, referred to as systemic verification, but several factors limited its success. IRS received over twice as many (over 214 million) Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement (W-2) by February 15 compared to the same time in 2016, and reported that W-2 data were responsible for improving fraud detection and reducing taxpayer burden. [...] IRS continues to confront the ongoing problems of identity theft (IDT) refund fraud. The agency estimates that at least $1.68 billion was paid in IDT refund fraud in 2016. To help address this issue, consistent with GAO's [Government Accountability Office] prior reporting, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 advanced the deadline for employers to file W-2s to SSA [Social Security Administration] to January 31 (about 1 to 2 months earlier than in prior years). This change allows IRS more time to match wage information to tax returns through systemic verification, and identify any discrepancies before issuing refunds. GAO was asked to assess how well IRS implemented systemic verification."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-01
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Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network: First Steps
"February 22, 2012 will long be remembered as a landmark day for public safety and emergency communications. It was on that day that President Barack Obama signed into law the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R.3630). The signing of that Act was a significant win for the public safety community nationwide. It was the culmination of over a decade of advocacy to see the reallocation of the 'D Block' spectrum to public safety and to fulfill one of the last outstanding recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: the development of a nationwide interoperable communications network. In addition to the reallocation of the D Block to public safety, the Act provides authorization and funding to establish the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). This includes $7 billion to build the network, including funding for research and development, a nationwide governance structure to oversee the network, and access to the network for Federal, State, and local public safety and secondary users such as utility companies, transportation, and other critical infrastructure providers. The development and deployment of a Nationwide Network will be an accomplishment that will significantly advance the Nation's public safety communications capabilities, and enhance the ability of first responders across the country to provide life-saving services. But this network will not be developed overnight. There remains a great amount of work to be done at every level of government to make this new network become reality."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Emergency Communications
2012-06
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Combating the Opioid Crisis
"The effects are disastrous and heartbreaking. The reach is from coast to coast. The opioid crisis has truly reached epidemic proportions, fueled by dangerous new chemical versions and illicitly manufactured synthetic drugs. Scan the headlines on any given day and you'll hear about a life gone too soon to addiction or about a raid that seized obscene quantities of prescription painkillers or illicit drugs. It is killing our friends, family members and neighbors in communities across the country. The opioid epidemic is a deep and multi-faceted issue that we have examined through numerous aspects of our work at the House Energy and Commerce Committee. From the earliest hearings before our Oversight and Investigations subcommittee to legislative solutions tested in our Health subcommittee, our multi-year, multi-Congress findings have led to bills that are now law - namely the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and the 21st Century Cures Act. But just as the scourge continues across every county in the United States, we must redouble our efforts to match the growing crisis. Those actions range from ensuring successful implementation of the laws passed last year to continuing to investigate this crisis and identify additional solutions that will help those battling addiction and those in law enforcement and the health care professionals responding to the crisis."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce
2017-12
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Preliminary Report: Hawaii Emergency Management Agency's January 13, 2018 False Ballistic Missile Alert [presentation]
"At 8:07 AM on January 13, 2018, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) issued a false ballistic missile alert through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) System. Chairman Pai immediately called on the Bureau to investigate."
United States. Federal Communications Commission
2018-01-30
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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management [website]
"Created in 2004, the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (JHSEM) is an online journal that publishes original, innovative, and timely articles describing and assessing research and practice in the fields of homeland security and emergency management. JHSEM publishes not only peer-reviewed articles but also opinion, news/communiqués, and book/media reviews. [...] JHSEM promotes a comprehensive and dynamic perspective, providing readers with up-to-date information regarding the evolving nature of the homeland security and emergency management fields. Recognizing the inherent links between these two fields, the journal aims to serve as a bridge between them, encouraging exploration of their underlying relationships, interactions, and synergies. JHSEM's mission is propelled by the conviction that in fields that share significant operational elements, such as homeland security and emergency management, both researchers' and practitioners' insights are needed for success; in isolation, their perspectives can offer only partial views of the reality. [...] To this end, JHSEM encourages an interdisciplinary approach that reflects the expanding boundaries of these two disciplines by including such content as public health, cyber security, and environmental policy."
Walter de Gruyter & Co.
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36 Black Swans, Gray Swans, and Pink Flamingoes to Watch in 2018 [Blog]
"To think through the strategically impactful events that might come in 2018--precisely because, after the devastation on September 11, 2001, the great criticism of the national security enterprise was that 'the most important failure was one of imagination.' This rebuke hurt even more because a plane-borne attack had been predicted, not by our own government, but in a Tom Clancy novel. The list below--the flock of potential, future-shaking events to come--is every bit as speculative as a novel's plotline. So nearly all these will be wrong. But to look upon a high 'failure' rate in such an endeavor would miss the point. The proper objective with such an exercise is to make many big bets that have highly lucrative upsides and massive returns on investment (like a venture capitalist's investment strategy). That way, getting 10 or 5 or even 1 percent 'right' leads to outsize yields and incredible net gains. In the case of this exercise, if even one of these turns out to be close to correct, then the advance consideration will have been worth it."
United States Military Academy
Cavanaugh, ML
2017-12-28
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1768: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
"S. 1768 would amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to make changes to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), an interagency program focused on reducing earthquake-related risks to life and property. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $735 million over the 2018-2022 period for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to continue the program."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-01-18
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Intelligence Community Support to the Department of Defense, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, November 17, 2016
This is the November 17, 2016 compilation made by the HSDL staff on "Intelligence Community Support to the Department of Defense" held before the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The purpose of this hearing was to review the DoD and Intelligence Community's effectiveness in responding to critiques made by Congress for more efficient practices. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: James Clapper, Robert Work, and Marcel Lettre.
2016-11-17
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DoD Instruction 6055.17: DoD Emergency Management (EM) Program, February 13, 2017
"In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 and the guidance in DoDD 4715.1E, this issuance: [1] Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for conducting EM [emergency management] activities at DoD installations worldwide. [2] Establishes the DoD Emergency Management Steering Group (EMSG) to provide guidance and recommend policy on EM matters." This Instruction also reissues and cancels DoD Instruction 6055.17, "DoD Installation Emergency Management (IEM) Program," which was published on January 13, 2009.
United States. Department of Defense
2017-02-13
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Department of Defense Instruction 5505.03: Initiation of Investigations by Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations, March 24, 2011 [Incorporating Change 2, February 13, 2017]
"This instruction: [a.] In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5106.01 (Reference (a)), reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5505.3 (Reference (b)), changes the subject title, and establishes policy and updates the responsibilities and procedures to ensure the independence, objectivity, and effectiveness of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations (DCIOs). [...] Pursuant to Reference (a), it is DoD policy that DCIOs shall initiate investigations in accordance with law and governing regulations, but do not require approval from any authority outside of the DCIO. Commanders not assigned to the DCIOs shall not impede or interfere with investigations or investigative techniques deemed appropriate by the DCIOs."
United States. Department of Defense
2017-02-13
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Nomination Hearing - Wilbur Ross,
This testimony compilation is from the January 18, 2017 hearing on "Nomination hearing - Wilbur Ross," before the U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation. From the opening statement of John Thune: "Good morning, we are meeting today to consider the nomination of Mr. Wilbur Ross to be the next Secretary of Commerce. If confirmed, Mr. Ross would bring decades of business, entrepreneurial, and civic experience to this important position." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Wilbur Ross.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
2017-01-18
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State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Fugitives from Justice
"Under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (Brady Act), being a fugitive from justice prohibits a person from possessing or purchasing firearms. 'The Code of Federal Regulations' defines a 'fugitive from justice' as any person who has fled from any state to avoid prosecution for a felony or a misdemeanor; or any person who leaves the state to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding. The term also includes any person who knows that misdemeanor or felony charges are pending against such person and who leaves the state of prosecution. Following passage of the Brady Act, the Department of Justice provided guidance for applying this prohibition. Accordingly, individuals with qualifying or prohibiting outstanding warrants in any state or federal database searched as a part of a firearms background check are ineligible to receive firearms from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs). […] Given the definition of fugitive from justice-coupled with how the NICS Section and Point-of-Contact5 (POC) states apply the definition to determine a person's eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm- the importance of making warrant information available to databases checked by NICS cannot be overemphasized. This bulletin describes the requirements for entering warrants into databases used by NICS and explains the challenges of entering warrant records into state and national databases. Finally, it describes recent progress made by states in making warrant records more readily available to the NICS."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; National Center for State Courts; Search Group
Schauffler, Richard; DeBacco, Dennis
2017-02
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America's Airports: The Threat From Within, House Homeland Security Committee Majority Staff Report
"Approximately 900,000 people work at these airports, and many are able to bypass traditional screening requirements that travelers visiting the airports must endure. While the overwhelming majority of these airport workers take the inherent responsibility seriously, there are increasing concerns that insider threats to aviation security are on the rise. Recent insider threat examples discussed in this report include an attempt to detonate a bomb at an airport, gun and drug smuggling, an expressed willingness to smuggle explosives as well as employees who became involved in terrorist activities overseas. In all of these instances, the employees in question had access to secure areas of the airport. These insider threats, and the lack of adequate access controls at airports nationwide, are of particular concern given the rise of terrorist groups bent on penetrating U.S. airport security to commit terrorist acts and 'lone wolf' attacks being inspired by terrorist groups like ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2017-02
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Risk of Management: Rethinking Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) [presentation]
This document is a presentation, titled "The Risk of Management: Rethinking Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), that was presented at the 2014 Homeland Security Education Summit. The presentation covers several topics concerning CIP including: "Moral Hazard and Economic Rent-Seeking"; "Homeland Security is Economic Security"; "Network Theory and Public-Private Partnership"; "Banking and Finance Sector"; and "CIP: Future Considerations."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Utah Valley University
Peppers, Shawn F.
2014
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Medical Devices: Cancer Risk Led FDA to Warn Against Certain Uses of Power Morcellators and Recommend New Labeling, Report to Congressional Requesters
"In December 2013, media reports raised concerns regarding the use of power morcellators in the surgical treatment of women with uterine fibroids. These concerns focused on the spread of an unsuspected uterine cancer after such use of the devices. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review power morcellator medical devices. This report examines (1) the number of 510(k) submissions for power morcellators FDA [Food and Drug Administration] cleared, and the extent to which the agency determined the devices had new intended uses or new technological characteristics; (2) FDA's understanding of any concerns with the use of power morcellators to treat uterine fibroids prior to receiving adverse event reports, and the actions FDA has taken in response to these reports; and (3) the professional standards and guidance for physicians regarding the use of power morcellators, and the information device manufacturers provided. GAO reviewed documentation of FDA's decision-making and guidance and manufacturers' device labeling, and interviewed FDA officials. In addition, GAO reviewed documents and contacted officials from 10 professional societies and other organizations that have a potential interest in the use of power morcellators, and three health care providers that performed gynecological procedures that could involve the use of the devices. GAO also contacted all 12 manufacturers for the power morcellators FDA cleared for the U.S. market. The Department of Health and Human Services provided technical comments on a draft of this report, which were incorporated as appropriate."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-02-07
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Lockdown Terminology in K-12 Schools: Why It Is Okay to Use Codes and Which Codes Are Best
From the Abstract: "In this paper, school leaders and their law enforcement partners will learn that using codes for lockdown terms does not violate the plain-language requirement of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). They will discover which lockdown codes are best at reducing
confusion to help school students and staff members respond quickly and effectively during
emergency situations. Finally, the reader will learn that the most flexible and intuitive lockdown
terms are Code Yellow Lockdown and Code Red Lockdown."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Graves, Susan M.
2017-01-19
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DOD Manual 5400.07: DOD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program, January 25, 2017
According to the latest DOD manual on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program, effective January 25, 2017, the purpose of the issuance is to: "[1] implement the DoD FOIA Program pursuant to DoD Directive (DoDD) 5400.07, in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5105.53, DoDD 5105.82, and the July 11, 2014, Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum; [2] supplement Part 286 of Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); [3] incorporate the provisions of the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016; [and] [4] promote uniformity in the DoD FOIA Program by taking precedence over all DoD Component issuances that supplement and implement the DoD FOIA Program."
United States. Department of Defense
2017-01-25
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the DHS Access Lifecycle Management
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Access Lifecycle Management (ALM) is the technology and business process that manages the identities and access rights of DHS employees and contractors, ensuring that they only have access to approved systems and applications. DHS is publishing this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) because ALM uses, stores, and disseminates personally identifiable information (PII) of DHS employees and contractors in order to manage their accounts and identities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2017-01-24
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1995 Report to Congress: Legal Immigration: Setting Priorities [Executive Summary]
From the document: "A properly regulated system of legal immigration is in the national interest of the United States. Such a system enhances the benefits of immigration while protecting against potential harms. Immigrants often create new businesses and other employment generating activities that promote the renewal of city neighborhoods and commercial districts. Immigrants also can strengthen America's economic and political ties with other nations and, thus, enhance our ability to compete in a global economy and provide leadership in international and humanitarian affairs. Properly regulated immigration further strengthens American scientific, literary, artistic and other cultural resources. It promotes family values and ties, important components of good schools and strong communities. At a time of troubling ethnic strife in many parts of the world, an effective American immigration policy can demonstrate to other countries that religious and ethnic diversity are compatible with national civic unity in a democratic and free society. [...] The recommendations in this report strongly affirm the value of a properly regulated immigration system. They seek to maximize the many positive opportunities that legal immigration presents to our nation. At the same time, the recommendations will help mitigate potential negative impacts, particularly on disadvantaged U.S. workers. Finally, the Commission's recommendations support effective Americanization of new immigrants, that is the cultivation of a shared commitment to the American values of liberty, democracy, and equal opportunity. These recommendations should help ensure that our legal immigration system will continue to serve the national interest of the United States."
U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform
1995
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Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement For Northern Border Activities: Final Vol. 1
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), proposes the use of a multilayered law enforcement approach to deploy border security program elements in the most effective combination to respond to any evolution of cross-border terrorist, criminal, and public safety threats along the northern border over the next five to seven years. Border security program elements consist of facilities; technologies for communication, detection, inspection, and surveillance; and land-based security infrastructure. These assets are used by agents, officers, specialists, and other personnel to pursue effective control of air, land, and sea borders between the United States and Canada. Under this proposal, CBP is evaluating alternative programmatic approaches that focus on augmenting particular elements for future responses to evolving threat s and changes in security or trade and travel facilitation priorities. [...] The purpose of the proposed action is to provide CBP with the flexibility to expand or alter its activities as needed to maintain effective control of the northern border in response to changes in priorities along that border. The proposed action is needed to better enable CBP agents and officers to operate in support of the CBP mission to safeguard the Nation. Improved border security will exist when CBP is able to stay abreast of current border activities; that is, to maintain situational awareness, determine the level of threat involved in given situations, and work in collaborative partnerships with local, state, and tribal law enforcement partners."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2012-07
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Capitol Police Board: Fully Incorporating Leading Governance Practices Would Help Enhance Accountability, Transparency, and External Communication, Report to Congressional Requesters
"The Board is charged with overseeing and supporting the Capitol Police. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review the Board's operations, including the Board's accountability and level of communication. This report examines (1) the roles and responsibilities of the Board and the Police Chief and the comparability of the Board's scope to other law enforcement oversight entities; (2) the extent to which the Board's Manual incorporates leading practices for accountability, transparency, and external communication, and how the Board implements these practices; and (3) Congressional stakeholder perspectives on the Board's approaches and adjustments to enhance them. To complete this review, GAO analyzed relevant statutes and Board governing documents and operations. GAO also used internal control and corporate governance standards to articulate the key principles of accountability, transparency, and effective external communication; identified six leading practices that facilitate these principles; and analyzed the Board's Manual against each. GAO also interviewed Board members and staff, Congressional stakeholders, and experts selected for their knowledge of law enforcement oversight. GAO recommends that the Board revise its Manual to fully incorporate leading practices, including evaluating its performance, and engage with stakeholders and incorporate their views, as appropriate, on any changes. The Board did not state whether it concurred with the recommendation."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-02-07
