Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Abbreviated Version.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) for its sponsorship of this study, and especially DNDO staff members Brendan Plapp, John Zabko, Kimberly Koeppel, Greg Haugan, and Richard Passow. Those who gave presentations at the committee's information-gathering meetings provided insight and information that made this report possible (presentations are listed in Appendix A). The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach graciously hosted one of our information gathering sessions and opened their doors to the committee for touring purposes, as did the National Marine Exchange in Los Angeles and the Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC). The staff and committee are very grateful for the hospitality shown at these locations. The committee thanks the following agencies for providing briefings at that meeting: o FBI (1) Long Beach Police Department. (2) Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (3) Los Angeles Fire Department. (4) Los Angeles Police Department. (5) U.S. Coast Guard. (6) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (7) Los Angeles Port Police. This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee of the National Research Council. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Research Council in making its published report as sound as possible and will ensure that this report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.