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5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 43-46

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From page 43...
... With this in mind the committee makes the following conclusions and recomunendations, and urges agency administrators to carefully consider each. Conclusion 1 While incidents of terrorism in the United States are currently few in number, the committee believes that the consequences of even one serious act of terrorism against a federally owned or leased office building would be significant.
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From page 44...
... These strategies would include permanent security modifications that are expressly undertaken in response to a constant security threat, permanent security modifications that are undertaken when a building Is renovated or major work ~ undertaken, and temporary security measures that are implemented when there is reason to believe an incident may occur.
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From page 45...
... Recommendation 6 Government agencies that own or occupy office builclings should initiate procedures to adopt security measures, where appropriate, and respectful of legal considerations concerning the rights of those who use or visit the building. Each federal office building should have a base line or minimum level of protection established for its use.
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... 46 C~c~l~ ~ ~ response to ~ tare =-ss~nt, severe lever security Inures can be undertaken v~ying Tom temporary to permanent. Rec_ndatl~ ~ When temporary security measures are taken in response to a tbrest _ess~nt, they should be systematlc~Dy revoked far removal upon w~bOr~ of the therm.
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