Pentagon Lacking on Sex Assault Prevention, Report Says

Date Posted: Monday, November 16, 2015

Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) report 16-61 released in November 2015, stated that the Pentagon's sexual assault prevention strategy is ineffective. The GAO "says the Department of Defense has failed to: identify risk factors that “promote sexual violence” in the military community and in military leadership; communicate the strategy to military bases to ensure consistency among armed services prevention programs; and undertake methods to measure whether the strategy is working and whether changes are needed."

Read the full article at: New Haven Register