First, we  recommended that the administration better organize its efforts for  performing PSI activities, including establishing clear PSI policies and  procedures and indicators to measure the results of PSI activities. Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology

To examine U.S. agencies’ efforts to take a variety of actions to expand  and strengthen the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), we assessed the  (1) extent to which the administration issued a PSI directive, a sense of  Congress provision in the law, and submitted to Congress required PSI- related reports; (2) steps U.S. agencies have taken to establish clear PSI  policies and procedures, structures, budgets, and performance indicators;  and (3) efforts U.S. agencies have made to increase cooperation and  coordination with PSI countries and develop a strategy to resolve  interdiction issues.
What GAO Found

The President announced the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in 2003 to enhance U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction. In a 2006 classified report, GAO recommended that agencies establish clear PSI policies and procedures and performance indicators. In 2007, Congress enacted a law calling for the administration to expand and strengthen PSI and address GAO's prior recommendations. This report assesses (1) the extent to which the administration issued a PSI directive and submitted required PSI-related reports to Congress; (2) steps U.S. agencies have taken to establish clear PSI policies and procedures, structures, budgets, and performance indicators; and (3) U.S. agencies' efforts to increase cooperation and coordination with PSI countries and develop a strategy to resolve interdiction issues. GAO reviewed and analyzed agency documents and interviewed officials from the Departments of State (State), Defense (DOD), and other agencies with PSI responsibilitie