KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
With the lessons of the past and the challenges of the future in mind, the Board puts forward recommendations in six core areas: Overarching Security Considerations; Staffing High Risk, High Threat Posts; Training and Awareness; Security and Fire Safety Equipment; Intelligence and Threat Analysis; and Personnel Accountability.
OVERARCHING SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2. The Board recommends that the Department re-examine DS organization and management, with a particular emphasis on span of control for security policy planning for all overseas U.S. diplomatic facilities. In this context, the recent creation of a new Diplomatic Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for High Threat Posts could be a positive first step if integrated into a sound strategy for DS reorganization.
3. As the President’s personal representative, the Chief of Mission bears “direct and full responsibility for the security of [his or her] mission and all the personnel for whom [he or she is] responsible,” and thus for risk management in the country to which he or she is accredited. In Washington, each regional Assistant Secretary has a corresponding responsibility to support the Chief of Mission in executing this duty. Regional bureaus should have augmented support within the bureau on security matters, to include a senior DS officer to report to the regional Assistant Secretary.
There is an entirely new STRUCTURE of command within the State Department now.
4. The Department should establish a panel of outside independent experts (military, security, humanitarian) with experience in high risk, high threat areas to support DS, identify best practices (from other agencies and other countries), and regularly evaluate U.S. security platforms in high risk, high threat posts.
Best practices.
I know everyone wants to pin the blame on someone to prosecute for a crime, but, there is no there, there.
Secretary Clinton had decided to leave the Office of Secretary of State with the new Obama administration after re-election. This was September of 2012. If this had to happen. I rather it happen with Hillary Clinton in office. There is every indication it won't ever happen again.
I'll read more tomorrow. It's 2 AM, okay?
If this had to occur
With the lessons of the past and the challenges of the future in mind, the Board puts forward recommendations in six core areas: Overarching Security Considerations; Staffing High Risk, High Threat Posts; Training and Awareness; Security and Fire Safety Equipment; Intelligence and Threat Analysis; and Personnel Accountability.
OVERARCHING SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
There is no one anybody or any process can point to in assigning criminal intent or incompetency. Benghazi for as much as every citizen in the USA regrets it, was a lesson to new threats and the extent missions of the State Department are no longer dangerous, but, extremely dangerous.
There is new language now. "Risk and expected OUTCOMES in high risk, high threat areas.
There is no longer danger in the State Department, there is now high risk threat assessments and OUTCOMES.
The United States must be self-reliant and enterprising in developing alternate security platforms, profiles, and staffing footprints to address such realities.
That is all new language for the State Department. The State Department has been DEPENDENT on the sponsoring country to provide security and emergency services. The central government the USA recognized provided militias that were unreliable. The USA State Department NOW has the right to be self - reliant and enterprising. It did not have that capacity when the late Ambassador was in Benghazi.
There is new language now. "Risk and expected OUTCOMES in high risk, high threat areas.
There is no longer danger in the State Department, there is now high risk threat assessments and OUTCOMES.
The United States must be self-reliant and enterprising in developing alternate security platforms, profiles, and staffing footprints to address such realities.
That is all new language for the State Department. The State Department has been DEPENDENT on the sponsoring country to provide security and emergency services. The central government the USA recognized provided militias that were unreliable. The USA State Department NOW has the right to be self - reliant and enterprising. It did not have that capacity when the late Ambassador was in Benghazi.
2. The Board recommends that the Department re-examine DS organization and management, with a particular emphasis on span of control for security policy planning for all overseas U.S. diplomatic facilities. In this context, the recent creation of a new Diplomatic Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for High Threat Posts could be a positive first step if integrated into a sound strategy for DS reorganization.
3. As the President’s personal representative, the Chief of Mission bears “direct and full responsibility for the security of [his or her] mission and all the personnel for whom [he or she is] responsible,” and thus for risk management in the country to which he or she is accredited. In Washington, each regional Assistant Secretary has a corresponding responsibility to support the Chief of Mission in executing this duty. Regional bureaus should have augmented support within the bureau on security matters, to include a senior DS officer to report to the regional Assistant Secretary.
There is an entirely new STRUCTURE of command within the State Department now.
4. The Department should establish a panel of outside independent experts (military, security, humanitarian) with experience in high risk, high threat areas to support DS, identify best practices (from other agencies and other countries), and regularly evaluate U.S. security platforms in high risk, high threat posts.
Best practices.
I know everyone wants to pin the blame on someone to prosecute for a crime, but, there is no there, there.
Secretary Clinton had decided to leave the Office of Secretary of State with the new Obama administration after re-election. This was September of 2012. If this had to happen. I rather it happen with Hillary Clinton in office. There is every indication it won't ever happen again.
I'll read more tomorrow. It's 2 AM, okay?
If this had to occur
