GAO Faults DHS' Security Program As Advocates Press EPA For IST Rule

August 3, 2015
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is criticizing a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility security program, faulting the agency's assessment of and enforcement against facilities that pose risks -- shortcomings that advocates say buttress their long-standing calls for EPA to use Clean Air Act authority to impose strict process safety requirements. EPA and DHS are leading a federal effort to implement President Obama's August 2013 Executive Order 13650 on improving the safety and security of industrial facilities, and each agency...


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