Department of Homeland Security¿s Critical Infrastructure Protection Cost-Benefit Report
Auteur: Stephen L. Caldwell
Nombre de pages: 12 pages
ISBN: 1437918573, 9781437918571
Edition: DIANE Publishing
Date de publication: DIANE Publishing
Description: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, damaging critical infrastructure, such as oil platforms, pipelines, and refineries; water mains; electric power lines; and cellular phone towers. This disrupted gov¿t. and business functions alike, producing cascading effects far beyond the location of the storm. DHS was directed to complete an analysis on whether the dep¿t. should require private sector entities to provide DHS with info. about their security measures and vulnerabilities in order to improve the dept¿s. ability to evaluate critical infrastructure protection nationwide. This correspondence summarizes DHS¿s approach for preparing its report and documents the results of the auditor¿s efforts in order to fulfill their responsibility. Illustrations.