Its stockpile of obsolete chemical weapons and agents in a manner In 1985, Congress directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to destroy Requested that GAO evaluate (1) the progress this program has made inĭeveloping the emergency preparedness capabilities of the localĬommunities and (2) the effectiveness of CSEPP's management. The Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy,Īnd Natural Resources, House Committee on Government Operations, Local communities near such sites prepare to respond to such anĮmergency. In 1988, the Army established theĬhemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) to help Storage site could pose a potentially lethal health hazard to persons The accidental release of chemical agent from a chemical weapon The majorĬontributors to this report are listed in appendix III. (202) 512-8412 if you or your staff have any questions. This report was prepared under the direction of Donna Heivilin,ĭirector, Defense Management and NASA Issues, who may be reached on Make copies available to others upon request. Management and Budget, and other interested parties. Secretaries of Defense and the Army, the Director of the Office of Senate Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations, the That time, we will send copies to the Chairmen of the House and Unless you publicly announce its contents earlier, we plan no furtherĭistribution of this report until 30 days after its issue date. It also proposes changes in program management The reportĭiscusses problems the program is having in helping to improve theĮmergency preparedness capabilities of communities near chemical This report responds to your request that we review the Army'sĬhemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. = ABBREVĬDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionĬSEPP - Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness ProgramįEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and We are unable to accept electronic orders * * Distribution Facility by calling (202) 512-6000, by faxing your * * A printed copy of this report may be obtained from the GAO Document * Tables are included, but may not resemble * * No attempt has been made to display graphic images, although figure * These numbers do NOT correspond with the page * * of these lines indicate the position of each of the subsections in the * * of the text, such as Chapters, Sections, and Appendixes, are * Delineations within the text indicating chapter titles, * * This file contains an ASCII representation of the text of a GAO * IDENTIFIER: Army Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program TITLE: Chemical Weapon Stockpile: Army's Emergency Preparedness Have delayed the attainment of program objectives. Uncoordinated activities, and weak controls over funds. The Army's practice of sharing management responsibilitiesįor activities such as training has led to unclear responsibility, The Army's overall management approach, however, has been The program's management isĬomplicated by the need to work with various state, local, and federal Risks to civilians from a chemical accident, and the program hasĮxperienced delays in acquiring and installing essential equipment, suchĪs warning sirens and automated systems. The Army now estimates that thisĮmergency preparedness program will cost nearly $700 million through its Slow to Achieve Results (Chapter Report, 02/22/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-91).Īfter 5 years of effort by the Army and nearly $200 million in outlays,Ĭommunities near chemical weapon storage sites are still not prepared to Chemical Weapon Stockpile: Army's Emergency Preparedness Program Has Been Slow to Achieve Results Chemical Weapon Stockpile: Army's Emergency Preparedness Program Has Been
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