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USDA Agency Activities for Agroterrorism Prevention, Detection, and Response

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number:
50701-0001-21
Report Type
Audit
Component
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Agricultural Research Service
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Agricultural Research Service
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Description
OIG reviewed APHIS’, ARS’, and FSIS’ plans and actions to prevent, detect, and respond to agroterrorism threats or attacks.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

United States

Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Revise the agency’s current process to respond to information requests to include a step to compile completed agroterrorism preparedness actions throughout the year and planned activities for future periods.

Formally document the agency’s current process to respond to information requests and revise it to include a step to compile completed agroterrorism preparedness actions throughout the year and planned activities for future periods.

https://www.usda.gov/oig/audit-reports/usda-agency-activities-agroterrorism-pre…

Identify actions the agency performs that can serve as vulnerability assessments for HSPD-9 compliance. Include these actions in the annual report to OHS on agroterrorism preparedness.

Revise processes for products considered to be vulnerability assessments to (a) update them every 2 years or document the determination why an update was not needed, and (b) regularly assess and update the status of efforts to mitigate vulnerabilities and to address previous recommendations.

Identify actions the agency performs that can serve as vulnerability assessments for HSPD-9 compliance. Include these actions in the annual report to OHS on agroterrorism preparedness.