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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 10:36 AM Jun 2015

Besides making Michael Chertoff rich, what HAS DHS accomplished?


OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528 / www.oig.dhs.gov


https://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/pr/2015/oigpr_060815.pdf

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact:

Monday, June 8, 2015 Public Affairs (202) 254-4100
Almost 15 Years after the September 11th Terrorist Attacks, DHS
Still Has Not Achieved Interoperable Communications

In November 2012, the Department of Homeland Security Office of
Inspector General (DHS OIG) published an audit, DHS’ Oversight of
Interoperable Communications (OIG-13-06), concluding that DHS
components could not talk to each other in the event of a terrorist event
or other emergency. The DHS OIG has just completed a verification
review and concluded that, two and a half years later, DHS components’
inability to communicate with each other persists.

In its November 2012 report, the Inspector General concluded that less
than one fourth of one percent of DHS radio users tested could access
and use the specified common channel to communicate. Moreover, only
20% of those tested contained the correct program settings for the
common channel. At the time, the OIG made two recommendations to
the Department to improve interoperable communications so that the
$430 million worth of radios purchased could be used effectively.
As a result of its recent verification review, Corrective Actions Still Needed
to Achieve Interoperable Communications (OIG-15-97-VR), the Inspector
General concluded that corrective actions, including a draft
communications interoperability plan and draft management directives
to standardize Department-wide radio activities, have not been finalized.
Moreover, DHS was unable to provide a timetable for finalizing and
disseminating these documents throughout the Department.

“We are disappointed to see the lack of progress in this area. DHS
leadership must prioritize effective interoperable communications, a
fundamental aspect of the homeland security mission,” said Inspector
General John Roth.

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/pr/2015/oigpr_060815.pdf

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Besides making Michael Chertoff rich, what HAS DHS accomplished? (Original Post) kpete Jun 2015 OP
The accomplished much HassleCat Jun 2015 #1
Inuring the American public to the "necessity" truebluegreen Jun 2015 #2
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
1. The accomplished much
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 10:49 AM
Jun 2015

They built an enormous, expensive bureaucracy. They duplicated the operations of numerous other agencies.

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
2. Inuring the American public to the "necessity"
Mon Jun 8, 2015, 10:56 AM
Jun 2015

of surrendering their civil rights and privacy? Oh, and spending a pile of money doing it. That's about what I see.

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