Biosurveillance: Nonfederal Capabilities Should Be Considered in Creating a National Biosurveillance Strategy: Report to Congressional Committees. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781974548606)

"The nation is at risk for a catastrophic biological event. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act directed GAO to report on biosurveillance-to help detect and respond to such events-at multiple jurisdictional levels. In June 2010, GAO recommended that the National Security Staff lead the development of a national biosurveillance strategy, which is now under development. This report focuses on nonfederal jurisdictions, which own many of the resources that support a national capability. It discusses (1) federal support for state and local biosurveillance; (2) state and local challenges; (3) federal support and challenges for tribal and insular areas and (4) federal assessments of nonfederal capabilities. To conduct this work, GAO interviewed select federal-agency, jurisdiction, and association officials and reviewed relevant documents. To collect information on federal efforts and challenges, we also sent standardized questionnaires to seven states and two cities. "

Author: U. S. Government Accountability Office
ISBN-10: 1974548600
ISBN-13: 9781974548606
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2017
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.21d