Govenment Accounting Office - GAO
Bioterrorism and Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Observations on DHS and FEMA Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislation, by William O. Jenkins, Jr., director, homeland security and justice issues, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1142T, July 31.
Emergency Management Assistance Compact: Enhancing EMAC's Collaborative and Administrative Capacity Should Improve National Disaster Response. GAO-07-854, June 29, 2007.
Public Health Preparedness: Response Capacity Improving, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished, by Janet Heinrich, director, health care-public health issues, before the House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-458T, February 12, 2004.
HHS Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs: States Reported Progress but Fell Short of Program Goals for 2002 Briefing for Congressional Staff Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Senate Committee on Appropriations House Committee on Energy and Commerce House Committee on Appropriations January 14, 2004
Catastrophe Insurance Risks: Status of Efforts to Securitize Natural Catastrophe
and Terrorism Risk. GAO-03-1033, September 24.
Bioterrorism: Public Health Response to Anthrax Incidents
of 2001. GAO-04-152,
October 15 2003.
HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain
Capacities for Bioterrorism Response - August 2003
BIOTERRORISM - Information Technology Strategy Could
Strengthen Federal Agencies’ Abilities
to Respond to Public Health Emergencies - June 2003
ANTHRAX VACCINE GAOs Survey of Guard and Reserve
Pilots and Aircrew - Sept. 2002
Childhood Vaccines: Ensuring a Stable Supply Poses Continuing
Challenges. GAO-02-987, September 13.
HOMELAND SECURITY - Effective Intergovernmental
Coordination Is Key to Success Statement of Patricia A. Dalton, Director, Strategic
Issues, August 20, 2002.
Chemical Safety: Emergency Response Community
Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information. GAO-02-799
July 31, 2002.
Homeland Security: Critical Design and Implementation
Issues. GAO-02-957T July 17, 2002.
HOMELAND SECURITY - New Department
Could Improve Coordination but Transferring Control of Certain Public Health
Programs Raises Concerns Statement for the Record by Janet Heinrich Director,
Health Care-Public Health Issues, July 16, 2002.
National Preparedness: Technologies to Secure
Federal Buildings. GAO-02-687T April 25, 2002.
National Preparedness: Integration of Federal,
State, Local, and Private Sector Efforts is Critical to an Effective National
Strategy for Homeland Security. GAO-02-621T April 11, 2002.
COMBATING TERRORISM - Intergovernmental Cooperation
in the Development of a National Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness
Statement of Patricia A. Dalton Director, Strategic Issues, April 2, 2002.
COMBATING TERRORISM - Intergovernmental Partnership
in a National Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness Statement of
Paul L. Posner Managing Director, Federal Budget Issues, Strategic Issues, March
22, 2002.
HOMELAND SECURITY - Progress Made; More Direction
and Partnership Sought Statement of Henry L. Hinton, Jr. Managing Director,
Defense Capabilities and Management, March 12, 2002.
COMBATING TERRORISM: Key Aspects of a National
Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness, Statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker,
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, March 1, 2002.
Anthrax Vaccine: Changes to the Manufacturing
Process. GAO-02-181T October 23, 2001
Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs to
Clarify Expectations in Medical Readiness. GAO-02-38 October 19, 2001
Combating Terrorism: Considerations for Investing
Resources in Chemical and Biological Preparedness. GAO-02-162T October 17, 2001
Homeland Security: Key Elements of a Risk Management
Approach. GAO-02-150T October 12, 2001
Bioterrorism: Public Health and Medical Preparedness.
GAO-02-141T October 9, 2001
Bioterrorism: Coordination and Preparedness.
GAO-02-129T October 5, 2001
Bioterrorism: Federal Research and Preparedness
Activities. GAO-01-915 September 28, 2001
State Department: Serious Problems in the Anthrax
Vaccine Immunization Program. GAO-01-21 December 13, 2000
Chemical
and Biological Defense: Observations on Nonmedical Chemical and Biological R&D
Programs. T-NSIAD-00-130 March 22, 2000
Combating Terrorism: Chemical and Biological
Medical Supplies Are Poorly Managed. HEHS/AIMD-00-36 October 29, 1999
Food Safety: Agencies Should Further Test Plans
for Responding to Deliberate Contamination. RCED-00-3 October 27, 1999
Chemical and Biological Defense: Observations
on Actions Taken to Protect Military Forces. T-NSIAD-00-49 October 20, 1999
Combating Terrorism - Observation on the Threat
of Chemical and Biological Terrorism, Statement of Henry L. Hinton, Jr., Assistant
Comptroller General, National Security and International Affairs
Division, October 20, 1999.
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Comprehensive
Strategy Can Draw on Year 2000 Experiences. AIMD-00-1 October 1, 1999
Combating Terrorism- Need for Comprehensive
Threat and Risk Assessments of Chemical and Biological Attacks,
GAO Report, GAO, September 1999.
Chemical and Biological Defense: Coordination
of Nonmedical Chemical and Biological R&D Programs. NSIAD-99-160 August
16, 1999
Combating Terrorism- Use of National Guard
Response Teams is Unclear, GAO Report,
GAO, May 1999.
Emerging Infectious Diseases- Consensus on
Needed Laboratory Capacity Could Strengthen Surveillance, GAO Report, GAO, February
1999.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
- National Surveillance System Could be Strengthened, Statement of Bernice Steinhardt,
Director Health Services Quality and Public Health Issues Health, Education,
and Human Services Division, February 25, 1999.
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