...agencies have been relying on worst case scenarios to generate countemKasures or establish their programs. In our view, by using worst case scenarios, the federal...rather than credible threats (which are limited). As an example, we have testified that the Department of Health and Human Services Is establishing a...

...decision-making support tools that are used to establish requirements and prioritize program investments. Without the benefits that a threat and risk assessment...provides, many agencies have been relying on worst case chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear scenarios to generate countermeasures or establish their...

...prioritize program Investments. Without the benefits that a threat and risk assessment provides, some agencies have been relying on worst case scenarios...generate countermeasures or establish their programs. In our view, by using worst case scenarios, the federal government Is focusing on vulnerabilities (which...

...prioritize program Investments. Without the benefits that a threat and risk assessment provides, some agencies have been relying on worst case scenarios...generate countermeasures or establish their programs. In our view, by using worst case scenarios, the federal government Is focusing on vulnerabilities (which...

...biological, radiological, or nuclear scenarios to generate countermeasures or establish Uieir programs. By using worst case scenarios, the federal government...rather than credible threats (which are limited). A» stated in our recent testimony, a risk management approach could help the United States prepare...

...radiological, or nuclear scenarios to generate counlenneasures or establish their programs. By using worst cue scenarios, the federal government is focusing on vulnerabilities...rather than credible threats (which are limited). As stated in our recent testimony, a nsk management approach could help the United States prepare for...

...coumermeasures or establish their programs. By using these worst case scenarios, the federal govemment is focusing on vulnerabilities (which are unlimited)...rather than credible threats (which are limited). Homeland Security Architecture The federal govemment should develop a blueprint, or architecture, that...

...countermeasures for prevention. This means that the company, working from a worst-case scenario, focuses on vulnerabilities (which are unlimited) rather than credible threats (which are limited). 55 Compared to worst-case scenarios, targeted threat and risk assessments give better guidance as to...

...domestic, and whether the enemy is a government or terrorists without foreign government sponsorship. Without the benefits that a threat and risk assessment...unlimited) rather than credible threats (which are ''See the US government's report of GAO/T-NSIAD-00-145, Combating Terrorism: Issues in Managing Counterterrorist...