Department of Homeland Security

Office of Inspector General 

The Coast Guard's Maritime Safety and 
 

Security Team Program 
 

OIG-10-89 May 2010 
Office of Inspector General 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Washington, DC 20528 

 May 28, 2010 

Preface 

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was established by 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) by amendment to the Inspector 

General Act of 1978. This is one of a series of audit, inspection, and special reports 

prepared as part of our oversight responsibilities to promote economy, efficiency, and 

effectiveness within the department. 

This report addresses the need for the Coast Guard to perform a comprehensive review and 

analysis of the Maritime Safety and Security Team program to ensure that the Coast Guard 

optimally meets its maritime law enforcement and homeland security mission requirements 

in the current threat environment. It is based on interviews with relevant Coast Guard 

officials and employees, direct observations, and a review of applicable documents. 

The recommendation herein has been developed to the best knowledge available to our 

office, and has been discussed in draft with those responsible for implementation. We 

trust that this report will result in more effective, efficient, and economical operations. 

We express our appreciation to all of those who contributed to the preparation of this 

report. 

Richard L. Skinner 
 

Inspector General 
 
Table of Contents/Abbreviations 

Executive Summary.............................................................................................................1
 


Background..........................................................................................................................2
 


Results of Audit ...................................................................................................................4
 


Appropriateness of the MSST Model ............................................................................4 
 

Staffing Levels, Training, and Competency Mix Needed for MSSTs...........................4 
 

Alignment of Equipment to Mission Needs...................................................................5 
 

Return on Investment and Opportunity Cost .................................................................5 
 

Use of MSSTs to Complement Capabilities of Internal and External Stakeholders .....6 
 

Recent Budget Proposals to Close MSST Units............................................................6 
 

Recommendation .................................................................................................................7
 


Management Comments and OIG Analysis ........................................................................7 
 

Appendices 

Appendix A: Purpose, Scope, and Methodology.........................................................9 
 

Appendix B: Management Comments to the Draft Report.......................................10 
 

Appendix C: Major Contributors to This Report ......................................................14 
 

Appendix D: Report Distribution ..............................................................................15 
 

Abbreviations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 
 

FY Fiscal Year 
 

GAO Government Accountability Office 
 

MSST Maritime Safety and Security Team
 


OIG Office of Inspector General 
 
OIG
 


Department of Homeland Security 

Office of Inspector General 

Executive Summary 

The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 created Maritime 

Safety and Security Teams to function as part of the Department of 

Homeland Security’s layered strategy for protecting the Nation’s 

seaports and waterways. We audited the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime 

Safety and Security Team program to determine whether it optimally 

meets the Coast Guard’s maritime law enforcement and homeland 

security mission requirements in the current threat environment. 

The Coast Guard does not know whether the Maritime Safety and 

Security Team program is the optimal vehicle to conduct its maritime 

law enforcement and homeland security missions in the current threat 

environment. The Maritime Safety and Security Team program was 

implemented after the events of September 11, 2001, to meet a 

legislatively mandated requirement for increased security at our 

Nation’s seaports. Unless deployed, the Maritime Safety and Security 

Teams are not primarily first responders, but are intended to provide 

additional capacity for threats, terrorist acts, or other security missions. 

The Coast Guard conducted reviews of the program, but has not 

conducted a comprehensive analysis to validate that the Maritime 

Safety and Security Team program and structure is the best approach 

for achieving the program’s goals. 

We are recommending that the Coast Guard conduct a comprehensive 

analysis of the program to determine, among other things, the 

following: 

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The optimal staffing levels, training, and competency mix needed 

to support the teams; 

The alignment of equipment with mission requirements; 

The return on investment and opportunity costs; and 

Program coordination with internal and external stakeholders. 

The Coast Guard concurred with our recommendation. We 

incorporated the Coast Guard’s response to our recommendation in 

Appendix B. 

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Background 

The U.S. Coast Guard has primary responsibility for protecting the 

Nation’s seaports, and it has law enforcement authority in the maritime 

domain. The Nation’s seaports, often located near major population 

centers and hazardous fuel or chemical storage facilities, are widely 

recognized as being vulnerable to acts of terrorism. 

Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. ports, 

waterways, and coastlines were protected primarily by Coast Guard 

boat stations and cutters. Immediately following September 11, 2001, 

Coast Guard resources were reallocated to fill the additional port 

security functions required in a post 9/11 environment. However, due 

to the increased demand for Coast Guard support, it became clear that 

a permanent solution was needed. The Maritime Transportation 

Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295) created Maritime Safety 

and Security Teams (MSSTs) to function as part of the Department of 

Homeland Security’s layered strategy for protecting the Nation’s 

seaports and waterways.1

 According to the Act, the Coast Guard is 

required to train and equip MSST units2

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Deter, protect against, and rapidly respond to threats of terrorism in 

the maritime domain; 

Enforce moving or fixed security zones established pursuant to law; 

Conduct high-speed intercepts; 

Board, search, and seize any article or thing on a vessel or at a 

facility found to present a risk to the vessel or facility, or to a port; 

Rapidly deploy to supplement U.S. Armed Forces domestically or 

overseas; 

Respond to criminal or terrorist acts within a port to minimize the 

disruption caused by such acts; 

Assist with facility vulnerability assessments; and 

Carry out other security missions as assigned by the Secretary. 

1 Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 § 102, codified in 46 USC § 70106. 
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 The statute requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to develop MSST 
 

units; the Coast Guard normally operates under the Secretary of Homeland Security, but operates under the 
 

Secretary of the Navy during times of war. Id., §§ 70101, 70106; 14 USC §§ 1, 3.
 


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MSST boat crew demonstrating the high-speed maneuverability of a 25-foot 

small boat in the Port of Anchorage, Alaska. Source: Coast Guard. 

Currently, the MSST program consists of 12 units at the following 

locations: 

Anchorage, Alaska Honolulu, Hawaii 

Los Angeles / Long Beach, San Diego, California 

California 
 

Galveston, Texas New Orleans, Louisiana 
 

Miami, Florida Kings Bay, Georgia 
 

New York, New York Boston, Massachusetts 
 

San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington 
 

While MSSTs do not primarily function as first responders, they 

support Coast Guard boat stations, other DHS components, and federal 

and local law enforcement agencies by providing security for domestic 

and international waterways.3 For example, MSSTs have provided 

support for events such as the G-20 Summit, national political 

conventions, the Presidential inauguration, the Super Bowl, military 

outloads, major maritime events, and international piracy missions. 

MSSTs are one component of the Coast Guard’s deployable 

specialized forces for reducing risk and vulnerabilities in U.S. 

seaports. 

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 MSSTs are not first responders under the traditional Coast Guard search and rescue model where personnel 

provide response coverage around the clock, seven days a week. However, when operationally deployed, they 

are primary first responders. 

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Results of Audit
 

The Coast Guard does not know whether the MSST program is the optimal vehicle to 

conduct its maritime law enforcement and homeland security missions in the current 

threat environment. The MSST program was implemented after the events of 

September 11, 2001, to meet a legislatively mandated requirement for increased 

security at our Nation’s seaports. In its current design, MSSTs are not primarily first 

responders, but are intended to provide additional capacity for threats, terrorist acts, 

or various other security missions. The Coast Guard conducted reviews of the 

program, but has not conducted a comprehensive analysis to validate that the MSST 

program and structure is the best approach for achieving the program’s goals. Until it 

completes such an analysis, the Coast Guard cannot ensure that investments in the 

MSST program represent a wise use of resources to meet current and future mission 

needs. Such an analysis would also support a decision on the proposal in the 

President’s FY 2011 budget to close five MSST units. 

Appropriateness of the MSST Model 

The Coast Guard has not conducted a systematic analysis of the MSST 

program to determine whether it is still the appropriate model to 

address current and future threat environments, but it did provide 

justification for the original MSST model to meet congressional 

direction. It accelerated its analysis and standup of the MSST program 

in 2002 in response to increased homeland security requirements in the 

aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Coast 

Guard established and Congress approved all 12 of the existing MSST 

units from 2002 through 2005. The Coast Guard chose all of the 

MSST locations except for Anchorage, Alaska, which Congress 

mandated. However, the Coast Guard has not conducted a 

comprehensive program analysis, and would benefit from conducting 

such an analysis to determine whether the MSST program is still the 

appropriate model to address current and future threat environments. 

Staffing Levels, Training, and Competency Mix Needed for 

MSSTs 

The Coast Guard could benefit from a thorough review of the staffing 

levels, training programs, and skill mix needed for the MSST 

program’s organization. As of August 2009, the MSST program had 

958 full-time staff assigned to the 12 units. However, no 

comprehensive analysis has been conducted to determine whether this 

level of staffing is optimal to meet the required operating capabilities 

of the MSST units. 

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While training content and curricula are standardized, training delivery 

and availability of training assets are not. A review of training records 

showed that MSST personnel had fulfilled minimum training 

requirements. However, these personnel had varying levels of skill 

and capability across units. In some instances, training facilities not 

under the Coast Guard’s control were unavailable to the MSST units, 

requiring them to make other arrangements. The Coast Guard has not 

assigned full-time training officers at each MSST unit who could 

modify training plans should scheduled training sessions be postponed 

or canceled. For example, the Coast Guard relied on other law 

enforcement entities to provide towers for vertical insertion training. 

When towers became unavailable because of unscheduled 

maintenance, training had to be rescheduled or a new tower had to be 

located. The Coast Guard is building a prototype tower at MSST 

Miami to address this issue. However, similar issues exist with other 

non-Coast Guard training facilities, such as firing ranges. 

Alignment of Equipment to Mission Needs 

The Coast Guard could benefit from a comprehensive review of the 

MSST standard equipment list to ensure that it effectively meets its 

mission requirements. The original standard list of equipment has not 

been updated and includes items that may hinder the Coast Guard from 

optimally achieving the MSST mission. For example, initially MSST 

units were outfitted to use Coast Guard aircraft to transport boats and 

equipment to mission sites. Coast Guard aircraft can accommodate 

one trailered boat if the trailer’s tires are no larger than 14 inches in 

diameter. For efficiency reasons, MSSTs do not generally use Coast 

Guard air transport to move boats and trailers to operational sites; 

instead they haul boats and trailers up to 350 miles per day over land 

or may contract for commercial road transport for distances greater 

than 400 miles. However, the 14-inch tires were not designed to 

support long-distance trips, and deploying teams often experience tire 

failures. According to the Coast Guard, it has recently approved a 

configuration change to the trailer tire size that limits its ability to be 

used on Coast Guard aircraft but has improved the safety of boat trailer 

transportation over land. 

Return on Investment and Opportunity Cost 

The Coast Guard could benefit from determining whether the funds 

spent on the MSST program could be put to more efficient and 

effective use. According to the Coast Guard, each MSST unit costs 

roughly $11 million per year to operate, including $3.5 million in 

operating costs and $7.5 million in salaries. Table 1 shows that, 

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excluding equipment and facility costs, the Coast Guard spends 

roughly $132 million annually on the 12 MSST units. 

Table 1. MSST Unit Costs 

Average Operating Cost 

per MSST (in millions) 

Total Cost for 

all 12 MSSTs (in millions) 

Unit Operating Costs $3.5 $42.0 

Personnel Salary Costs $7.5 $90.0 

Total Costs $11.0 $132.0 

Use of MSSTs to Complement Capabilities of Internal and 

External Stakeholders 

A determination is needed of how the Coast Guard can best use 

MSSTs to complement the capabilities of related entities. MSSTs 

perform port security and law enforcement operations that augment 

those of Coast Guard Operational Commanders including Districts, 

Sectors, and small boat stations, other DHS components, Department 

of Defense government coordinating councils, and other law 

enforcement agencies. For example, MSSTs help the small boat 

stations escort cruise ships and ferry boats that enter U.S. harbors. An 

analysis of the historical use of MSSTs to support such operations 

could provide a basis for projecting how best to align and apply MSST 

capabilities to supplement ongoing and future mission needs. Further, 

given their complementary missions, there could be opportunities for 

MSSTs to better leverage the equipment and personnel resources of 

the related entities they support, resulting in efficiencies that are not 

currently realized. 

Recent Budget Proposals to Close MSST Units 

The FY 2011 Coast Guard budget submission includes the proposed 

closure of five MSST units and consolidation of those forces to 

achieve savings. Proposed closures are units in Anchorage, Alaska; 

Kings Bay, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; 

and San Francisco, California. According to the Coast Guard, 

decommissioning these MSST units is estimated to result in a FY 2011 

savings of approximately $18.2 million. This budget has not yet been 

finalized or approved by Congress. Our recommendation that the 

Coast Guard conduct a comprehensive analysis of the MSST program 

will help determine whether this is the optimal course of action and 

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will help identify additional potential cost savings and efficiencies 

within the MSST program. 

Recommendation 

We recommend that the Commandant of the Coast Guard conduct a 

comprehensive, systematic review and analysis of the MSST program 

to determine: 

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The current threat environment and whether the program optimally 

supports this environment; 

The optimal staffing levels, training, and competency mix needed 

to support the teams; 

The alignment of equipment with mission requirements; 

The return on investment and opportunity costs; and 

Program coordination with internal and external stakeholders, such 

as small boat stations, other department components, or other law 

enforcement agencies. 

Management Comments and OIG Analysis 

The Coast Guard provided comments to this report which are included 

as Appendix B. The Coast Guard concurred with our recommendation 

to conduct a comprehensive, systematic review and analysis of the 

MSST program to determine: 

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The current threat environment and whether the program optimally 

supports this environment; 

The optimal staffing levels, training, and competency mix needed 

to support the teams; 

The alignment of equipment with mission requirements; 

The return on investment and opportunity costs; and 

Program coordination with internal and external stakeholders, such 

as small boat stations, other department components, or other law 

enforcement agencies. 

The Coast Guard stated that, while much of this comprehensive review 

is ongoing, the recommended focus areas will assist the Coast Guard 

in ensuring the MSST program is properly organized, staffed, 

equipped, and trained to meet the mission and challenges of the current 

threat environment. 

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OIG Analysis 

We consider the Coast Guard’s proposed actions responsive to this 

recommendation. By conducting a comprehensive, systematic review 

and analysis of the MSST program, the Coast Guard will be able to 

determine whether the MSST program is the optimal vehicle to 

conduct its maritime law enforcement and homeland security missions 

in the current threat environment. We consider this recommendation 

resolved and open until we have reviewed the results of the Coast 

Guard’s comprehensive, systematic review and analysis of the MSST 

program. 

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Appendix A 

Purpose, Scope, and Methodology 

Our objective was to determine the justification for establishing the 

MSST program and determine whether it optimally meets the 

Coast Guard’s maritime law enforcement and homeland security 

mission requirements in the current threat environment. We 

evaluated the original analysis and justification for the design and 

implementation of the MSST program. In addition, we reviewed 

policies and procedures, and reviewed issues relating to readiness 

such as equipment and training programs. 

We reviewed MSST operational requirements, planning 

documents, and status and monitoring reports. We reviewed prior 

Government Accountability Office and Coast Guard reports and 

other relevant reports and documents relating to the MSST 

program. In addition, we reviewed specific training plans and 

training records using a statistical sample selected by the Office of 

Inspector General. 

We interviewed Coast Guard command and personnel; reviewed 

documents, training records, the master training plan, course 

descriptions for training classes, qualifications, and certifications 

that MSST personnel are required to complete; and the deployment 

schedule. We also reviewed the Ready for Operations report 

results to aid in the selection of MSST units to visit. 

We toured and physically observed operations at five MSST unit 

facilities. We conducted audit fieldwork at the Coast Guard 

Headquarters in Washington, DC; the Deployable Operations Group 

Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia; and MSST unit locations at Los 

Angeles/Long Beach, California; Miami, Florida; New Orleans, 

Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; and Galveston, Texas. 

We conducted this performance audit between March 2009 and 

March 2010 under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 

1978, as amended, and according to generally accepted 

government auditing standards. Those standards require that we 

plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate 

evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and 

conclusions based on our audit objectives. 

We believe the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for 

our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We 

would like to extend our appreciation to the Coast Guard and, in 

particular, to MSST personnel for the cooperation and courtesies 

extended to our staff during this audit. 

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From: T. W. JONES, CAPT !ZW), Reply to Audit Manager,

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To; Anne L. Richards

Assistant Inspector General for Audits

Subj: RESPONSE TO DHS DIG DRAFT, "THE COAST GUARD'S MARITIME AND

SECURITY TEAM PROGRAM"

Ref: (a) Department ofHomeland Security Inspector General (DHS DIG) Draft Report of

March 23, 2010

1. This letter transmits the Coast Guard's response to the Department of Homeland Security

Inspector General (DRS DIG» draft findings and recommendation in reference (a).

2. Coast Guard concurs with the overall findings and recommendation.

3. !fyou have any questions, my point ofC<lntact is Mr. Mark Kulwicki at (202) 372-3533.

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Enclosure: (I) USCG Comments

Appendix B 

Management Comments to the Draft Report 

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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) RESPONSE

ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

INSPECTOR GENERAL DRAFT REPORT

TITLE: "The Coast Guard's Maritime Safety and Security Team Program."

COAST GUARD'S GENERAL COMMENTS ON DHS OIG FINDINGS:

The Coast Guard generally concurs with the overall findings and recommendations in the

report, particularly the need to conduct a comprehensive analysis ofthe Maritime Safety

and Security Team Program (MSST) program. While the Coast Guard continually

assesses its forces to ensure they are properly organized, equipped, staffed, and trained to

meet the current missions and anticipated future challenges, this is more often done via

an incremental vice comprehensive process.

In 2002. the Coast Guard was faced with a new national maritime security posture and a

gap in available forces capable of providing maritime security activities for ports

throughout the nation. The Maritime Transponation Security Act of 2002 created

Maritime Safety and Security Teams. The Coast Guard chose to invest in deployable

security forces, establishing MSSTs throughout the nation to provide needed capacity and

competencies for maritime security. While the MSSTs have evolved as the program has

matured over the years, the Coast Guard remains committed to the core MSST concept of

deployable security forces with specialized capabilities to carry out the Coast Guard's

pon security mission.

The Coast Guard is currently conducting a comprehensive review the deployable

specialized forces (including the MSSTs) in order to ensure teams are equipped,

employed and organized to meet the full range of mission requirements. This review

addresses issues highlighted by the DHS-OIG MSST report. In addition the review is

assessing additional synergies, efficiencies, and potential for imprOVed effectiveness

through force combination and reconfiguration. This continues the Coast Guard's efforts

to be good stewards of public resources, and the continual commitment to ensure Coast

Guard forces are best organized, equipped, and trained to meet the current and future

challenges to the Coast Guard and the Nation.

RECOMMENDAnONe,),

OIG Recommentation #1: We recommend that the Commandant ofthe Coast Guard

conduct a comprehensive systematic review and analysis ofthe MSST program.

USCG Response: Concur. While much ofthis comprehensive review is ongoing,

recommended focus areas will assist the Coast Guard in ensuring the MSST program is

properly organized, staffed, equipped, and trained to meet the mission and challenges of

the current threat environment.

Appendix B 

Management Comments to the Draft Report 

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ADDITIONAL AGENCY COMMENTS ON DUS-OIG REPORT:

Page 3, 4, "MSSFs do not primarilyfunction asfirst responders":

Maritime Safety Security Teams (MSST) can and do respond to emergent threats. By

design, they are both short-notice security forces, available to respond to emergent issues

as well as pre-planned operations to support Coast Guard Operational Commanders, other

DHS components, DOD Geographic Combatant Commanders, and federal and local law

enforcement agencies by providing security both domestically and internationally.

Page 4, "The Coast Guard does not know whether the MSST program is the optimal

vehicle to conduct its maritime law enforcement and homeland security missions in the

current threat environment. "

The MSST is one ofseveral force providers in the suite of complimentary Coast Guard

resources used to provide layered security. The Coast Guard continually assesses it

forces to detennine whether they are properly organized, staffed, equipped, and trained to

meet the eleven statutory missions. These assessments arc typically done incrementally.

The Coast Guard remains dedicated to the deployable, specialized security force

construct as the proper investment for the nation.

Page 5, "The Coast Guard could benefitfrom a comprehensive review ofMSSF standard

equipment list to ensure that it effectively meets its mission requirements. "

The Coast Guard, specifically the Deployable Operations Group, continually addresses

the equipment needs associated with the MSSTs and all deployable specialized forces.

The recent change to the MSST boat trailer tire size was a direct result ofthese ongoing

efforts. Similarly, standardization of ballistie protection equipment for out of country

deployment needs resulted from this continual review. The Coast Guard has made

significant strides in establishing common equipment between different deployable

specialized force types to further augment the Adaptive Force Packaging concept;

providing for seamless integration of members and equipment from different deployable

specialized force types into cohesive teams for joint operations.

Page 6, "The Coast Guard could benefitfrom determining whether the funds spent on the

MSST program could be put to more efficient and effective use. "

The MSSTs were developed through Congressional Mandate to address anti/counter

terrorism and maritime security requirements that came to light in the post 9/11 Global

War on Terror threat environment. The Coast Guard continually assesses the overall

force structures, capabilities and capacities to meet statutory mission requirements.

Page 6, "A determination is needed ofhow the Coast Guard can best use MSSTs to

complement the capabilities ofrelated entities. "

Appendix B 

Management Comments to the Draft Report 

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The Coast Guard, as DHS's Executive Agent and Lead Federal Agency for Maritime

Security, is an active participant in the Maritime Operationallbreat Response (MOTR)

Forces synchronization efforts, which includes appropriate DOD and Interagency

representation to "ensure the interoperability and synchronization oftheir collective

maritime threat response assets and capabilities by establishing integrated maritime

counterterrorism operational response capabilities." MSSTs, as well as other Coast

Guard forces, are included in these efforts.

Page 7, "The FY2011 jederal budget includes the proposed closure offive MSST units

and consolidation ofthose forces to achieve savings. "

The Fiscal Year 2011 President's Budget decommissions five MSSTs. The seven

remaining MSSTs will deploy regionally to mitigate the highest prevailing port security

risks in the Nation's critical ports.

Appendix B 

Management Comments to the Draft Report 

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Appendix C 

Major Contributors to This Report 

Brooke Bebow, Director 

Paul Streit, Team Leader 

Michael Staver, Auditor in Charge 

Jacque Bear, Program Analyst 

Scott Crissey, Program Analyst 

Falon Newman-Duckworth, Program Analyst 

Gwen Priestman, Program Analyst 

Lorinda Couch, Desk Officer 

James Bess, Referencer 

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Appendix D 

Report Distribution 

Department of Homeland Security 

Secretary 

Deputy Secretary 

Chief of Staff 

Deputy Chief of Staff 

General Counsel 

Executive Secretary 

Director, GAO/OIG Liaison Office 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Policy 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Public Affairs 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Legislative Affairs 

United States Coast Guard Liaison 

Office of Management and Budget 

Chief, Homeland Security Branch 

DHS OIG Budget Examiner 

Congress 

Congressional Oversight and Appropriations Committees, as 

appropriate 

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