Download or read book Diplomatic Security: Expanded Missions and Inadequate Facilities Pose Critical Challenges to Training Efforts written by Jess T. Ford and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) protects people, information, and property at over 400 locations worldwide and has experienced a large growth in its budget and personnel over the last decade. DS trains its workforce and others to address a variety of threats, including crime, espionage, visa and passport fraud, technological intrusions, political violence, and terrorism. This report examined: (1) how DS ensures the quality and appropriateness of its training; (2) the extent to which DS ensures that training requirements are being met; and (3) any challenges that DS faces in carrying out its training mission. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.