Department Response to GAO Report

The Department of Homeland Security has provided response and comments on the report submitted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled Department of Homeland Security, Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions.

Although the GAO recognized progress in certain performance expectations, the Department disagrees with many of their assessments, conclusions and methodological approach. The Department has provided the GAO with a detailed response and makes it available here.

• Read the letter from Under Secretary for Management, Paul Schneider  (PDF 4 pages - 908 KB) to U.S. Government Accountability Office Comptroller General, David Walker.
• Read the Department comments on the GAO report. (PDF 38 pages - 157 KB) Department of Homeland Security, Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions

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