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Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An outbreak of pandemic flu would require close cooperation between the public and private sectors to ensure the protection of our nation's critical infrastructure, such as drinking water and electricity. Because over 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector, it is vital that both sectors effectively coordinate to successfully protect these assets. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An influenza pandemic is a real and significant potential threat facing the United States and the world. Pandemics occur when a novel virus emerges that can easily be transmitted among humans who have little immunity. In 2005, the Homeland Security Council (HSC) issued a National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza and, in 2006, an Implementation Plan. Congress and others are concerned about the federal government's preparedness to lead a response to...
Author
Publisher
United States Government Accountability Office
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Past communicable diseases, such as the recent Ebola epidemic, have resulted in many deaths and highlight the potential economic cost of disruptions to air travel and the U.S. and global economies. GAO was asked to review the preparedness of the U.S. aviation system to respond to communicable diseases. This report examines (1) the extent to which selected U.S. airports and airlines have plans for responding to communicable disease threats from abroad...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
GAO has conducted a body of work over the past several years to help the nation better prepare for, respond to, and recover from a possible influenza pandemic, which could result from a novel strain of influenza virus for which there is little resistance and which therefore is highly transmissible among humans. GAO's work has pointed out that while the previous administration had taken a number of actions to plan for a pandemic, including developing...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The current H1N1 pandemic highlights the threat posed to our nation by an influenza pandemic. The previous administration's Homeland Security Council (HSC) issued the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza (Plan) in May 2006 to help address a pandemic. GAO was asked to (1) determine how the HSC and responsible federal agencies monitor the progress and completion of the Plan's action items; and (2) assess the extent to...
Author
Series
Testimony volume GAO-20-655 T
Publisher
United States Government Accountability Office
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Author
Series
Testimony volume GAO-20-650T
Publisher
United States Government Accountability Office
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English