A GAO report revealed disturbing security breaches at a number of federal buildings after congressional investigators were able to smuggle bomb making material in every attempt they made! They even assembled a real bomb inside one building and exploded it outside to prove their point.
It only took 27 seconds for him to smuggle live bomb components through security detail in a federal building. Later, he assembled a bomb in the restroom, and then walked around the facility undetected.
...Investigators from the the General Accounting Office, Congress' investigative arm, were able to penetrate all 10 of the undisclosed federal buildings it tested across the United States.
"Of the 10 Level IV facilities we penetrated, 8 were government-owned, 2 were leased, and included offices of a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative, as well as agencies such as the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Justice," according to a preliminary report from the GAO. Level IV facilities are defined as having more than 450 employees and "a high volume of public contact."
"It's stunning. It's shocking," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., the chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs..."
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Also see:
7/8/09 GAO report: Preliminary Results Show Federal Protective Service’s Ability to Protect Federal Facilities Is Hampered By Weaknesses in Its Contract Scurity Guard Program
This is unbeliveable and I'm speechless.
Posted by: worriedmary | July 08, 2009 at 08:02 PM