New GAO Report Reveals Not-So-Stunning Conclusions

June 2005 - Another study, this one commissioned by Congress itself, has confirmed what Chief Chambers had been saying all along - National Park Service law enforcement officers, including the United States Park Police, are spread too thin; there are trade-offs that must be acknowledged when priorities shift and areas are left with fewer police officers; and funding must be tied into the realities of security threats.

Interestingly, this latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, regarding protecting our national icons, repeatedly encourages the Department of the Interior to use greater "transparency" regarding its rationale for security decisions. HonestChief recalls that this is exactly what Chief Chambers did in being candid with the media and a Congressional staffer who asked her about the realities of dwindling resources.

Maybe now Congress will demand that Chief Chambers be returned to her job as Chief of the United States Park Police. After all, Congress just paid to have the GAO tell them exactly what Chief Chambers was trying to tell them in 2003.

July 01, 2005  Washington, DC - WUSA TV9 Interviewed Chief Chambers on the 9:00am news hour to get her take on the recently released GAO report commissioned by the United States Congress which confirmed the concerns Chief Chambers had almost two years ago !