Internet Infrastructure: DHS Faces Challenges in Developing a Joint Public/Private Recovery Plan

United States. Government Accountability Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    telecommunications;    justice and law enforcement;    homeland security;    economic development;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-06-672
RP-ID  :  250496

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since the early 1990s, growth in the use of the Internet has revolutionized the way that our nation communicates and conducts business. While the Internet was originally developed by the Department of Defense, the vast majority of its infrastructure is currently owned and operated by the private sector. Federal policy recognizes the need to prepare for debilitating Internet disruptions and tasks the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with developing an integrated public/private plan for Internet recovery. GAO was asked to (1) identify examples of major disruptions to the Internet, (2) identify the primary laws and regulations governing recovery of the Internet in the event of a major disruption, (3) evaluate DHS plans for facilitating recovery from Internet disruptions, and (4) assess challenges to such efforts."