Homeland security :actions needed to improve response to potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters affecting food and agriculture : report to ... the Federal Workforce, and the District

The President issued HomelandSecurity Presidential Directive(HSPD) -9 in 2004 to establish anational policy to defend the food andagriculture systems against terroristattacks, major disasters, and otheremergencies. HSPD-9 assigns variousemergency response and recoveryresponsibilities to the Departments ofAgriculture (USDA), Health and HumanServices (HHS), Homeland Security(DHS), and others. In addition,Emergency Support Function(ESF) -11 addresses the federal foodand agriculture response duringemergencies and is coordinated byUSDA. GAO was asked to evaluate(1) the extent to which there isoversight of federal agencies' overallprogress in implementing HSPD-9;(2) the steps USDA has taken toimplement its HSPD-9 responsibilitiesfor response and recovery andchallenges, if any; and (3) thecircumstances under which USDA hascoordinated an ESF-11 response andchallenges it faces, if any. GAOreviewed key documents; surveyedstates; and interviewed agency, state,and industry officials.

• | Author: Government Accountability Office
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Aug 17, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 82 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1974643336
• | ISBN-13: 9781974643332