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Contents
Letter 1
Results in Brief 3
Background 8
Collaborative Organizations and Strategic Planning Foster Regional
Coordination 11
Some Federal Programs Contain Incentives for Regional
Coordination 19
NCR Emergency Preparedness Effort Can Benefit from
Comprehensive Planning and Application of Standards 23
Concluding Observations 26
Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 27
AppendixesAppendix I:
Appendix II:
Appendix III:
Appendix IV:Scope and Methodology
Comments from the Department of Homeland Security
Comments from the Deputy Mayor and City Administrator,
District of Columbia
GAO Contacts and Acknowledgments
GAO Contacts
AcknowledgmentsGAO-04-1009 Homeland Security
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Homeland Security: Effective Regional Coordination Can Enhance Emergency Preparedness, report, September 15, 2004; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc296407/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.