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GAO Finds DHS Plans To Consolidate CBRNE Programs Not Thorough

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 12th, 2016

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GAO Finds DHS Plans To Consolidate CBRNE Programs Not Thorough

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday released a report saying that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed consolidation of its chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) programs into a new office lacks a thorough analysis of the benefits and consequences of the reorganization.“DHS did not fully assess and document potential problems that could result from consolidation,” says the report, Homeland Security: DHS’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Program Consolidation Proposal Could Better Consider Benefits and Limitations…

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