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Combating Terrorism: Action Taken But Considerable Risks Remain for Forces Overseas

Overview This report discusses the extent to which Department of Defense (DOD) has made improvements to its antiterrorism/force protection program overseas, changes in DOD's process for assessing and reporting vulnerabilities at overseas installations, and the adequacy of antiterrorism/force protection funding and staff. Overall, military forces stationed overseas are better protected today than they were 3 years ago. The Joint Staff has developed DOD-wide construction standards to ensure that antiterrorism/force protection measures are included in new construction.

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Publisher	U.S. Government Accountability Office	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	July 2000
Format	White Papers
Topics	Border Security, Performance Budgeting and Management

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