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Book/Printed Material Chemical insecurity : an assessment of efforts to secure the nation's chemical facilities from terrorist threats

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Title

  • Chemical insecurity : an assessment of efforts to secure the nation's chemical facilities from terrorist threats

Summary

  • "This report details how the multi-million dollar effort by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to secure dangerous chemical facilities from terrorists is a near-total failure. The report, drawing from documents obtained from DHS, interviews, as well as audits and reviews by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the DHS Inspector General, points to a laundry list of errors and bad decisions, many of which the Department has worked to keep from the public"--Coburn.Senate.gov website.

Names

  • Coburn, Tom A.
  • United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Created / Published

  • [Washington, DC] : [Coburn.Senate.gov], [2014]

Contents

  • Executive summary -- Background -- Whether CFATS reduces the risk of terrorism -- Regulating the wrong facilities -- The CFATS program's failure to meet deadlines, validate security plans, and inspect facilities -- Working with the private sector -- Conclusion.

Headings

  • -  Chemical plants--Security measures--United States
  • -  Chemical terrorism--United States--Prevention
  • -  United States.--Department of Homeland Security--Rules and practice--Evaluation

Notes

  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (viewed September 15, 2014).
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-41).
  • -  "June 2014"--Coburn.Senate.gov website.

Medium

  • 1 online resource (iii, 41 pages) : color illustrations

Call Number/Physical Location

  • TP155.5

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014500001

OCLC Number

  • n890592752

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Coburn, Tom A, and United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Chemical Insecurity: An Assessment of Efforts to Secure the Nation's Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Threats. [Washington, DC: Coburn.Senate.gov, 2014] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014500001/.

APA citation style:

Coburn, T. A. & United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (2014) Chemical Insecurity: An Assessment of Efforts to Secure the Nation's Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Threats. [Washington, DC: Coburn.Senate.gov] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014500001/.

MLA citation style:

Coburn, Tom A, and United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Chemical Insecurity: An Assessment of Efforts to Secure the Nation's Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Threats. [Washington, DC: Coburn.Senate.gov, 2014] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2014500001/>.