Risk Management : Further Refinements Needed to Assess Risks and Prioritize Protective Measures at Ports and Other Critical Infrastructure

Congress & the Pres. have called for various homeland security efforts to be based on risk mgmt. -- a systematic process for assessing threats & taking appropriate steps to deal with them. This report examined how 3 Dept. of Homeland Sec. components were carrying out this charge: the Coast Guard, which has overall responsibility for security in the nation's ports; the Office for Domestic Preparedness, which awards grants for port security projects; & the Info. Analysis & Infrastructure Protection Direct., which has responsibility for developing ways to assess risks across all types of critical infrastructure. This report focuses on identifying the progress each component has made on risk mgmt. & the challenges each faces in moving further. Charts & tables.Wrightson, Margaret T. is the author of 'Risk Management : Further Refinements Needed to Assess Risks and Prioritize Protective Measures at Ports and Other Critical Infrastructure', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422305898 and ISBN 1422305899.