In addition , GAO has said the national strategy development and implementation should include 1 ) a regular update of a national-level threat and risk assessment effort , 2 ) formulate realistic budget and resource plans to eliminate gaps , avoid duplicate effort , avoid hitchhiker spending , and protect against federal funds being used to substitute for funding that would have occurred anyway , 3 ) coordinate the strategy for combating terrorism with efforts to prevent , detect , and respond to computer-based attacks , 4 ) coordinate agency implementation by reviewing agency and interagency programs to accomplish the national strategy , and 5 ) carefully choose the most appropriate policy tools of government to best implement the national strategy and achieve national goals .
GAO can coordinate terrorism efforts with local governments and the police .