U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-11-652, Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Improve Response to Potential Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters Affecting Food and Agriculture. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2011. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11652.pdf (accessed 26 September 2011).

This report evaluates the extent to which there is oversight of federal agencies’ overall progress in implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) -9. The report also evaluates the steps USDA has taken to implement its HSPD-9 responsibilities for response and recovery and challenges, and the circumstances under which USDA has coordinated an Emergence Support Function response and challenges it faces.