U.S. Government Documents
on Federal Policy and Programs

This is our working compendium of biosecurity-related U.S. government documents in the public domain. To recommend a government document for inclusion, please email the Webmaster.

Department of Agriculture

Office of Inspector General

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Evaluation of the Implementation of the Select Agent or Toxin (2005)

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State - A CDC Report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement (2008)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• FDA Science and Mission at Risk (2007)

Office of Inspector General

• Audit of Unobligated Balances of Funds Awarded Under the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (2007)
• Laboratory Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza (2007)
• Audit of Unobligated Balances of Funds Awarded Under the Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism Program (2006)
• Summary Report on Universities' Compliance With Select Agent Regulations (2006)
• Review of Arkansas Department of Health’s Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism Program Funds (2005)
• Audit of Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism Program District of Columbia (2005)
• Audit of the State of Massachusetts' Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Hospital Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism Program for the Period April 1, 2002 - August 30, 2004 (2005)
• Audit of the State of Massachusetts' Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Public Health Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism Program for the Period August 31, 1999 - August 30, 2004 (2005)
• Audit of Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism Program by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2005)
• Audit of Costs and Reporting of Funds Under the Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program District of Columbia Department of Health (2005)
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Department of Homeland Security

• National Response Framework (2008)
• National Preparedness Guidelines (2007)
• Target Capabilities List (2007)
• Draft National Response Framework (2007)
• Emergency Support Function Annexes to the Draft National Response Framework (2007)
• Incident Annexes to the Draft National Response Framework (2007)
• Support Annexes to the Draft National Response Framework (2007)
• 2007 Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress (2007)
• 2006 Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress (2006)
• National Incident Management System (2004)
• Top Officials (TOPOFF) Exercise Series: TOPOFF 2 – After Action Summary Report For Public Release (2003)

Office of Inspector General

• Better Management Needed for the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System Program (2007)
• DHS' Management of BioWatch Program (2007)
• Review of Controls Over the Export of Chemical and Biological Commodities (Redacted) (2005)
• A Review of the Top Officials 3 Exercise (2005)

Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Inspector General

• EPA Needs to Fulfill Its Designated Responsibilities to Ensure Effective BioWatch Program (2005)

Government Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office)

• Influenza Pandemic: Efforts Under Way to Address Constraints on Using Antivirals and Vaccines to Forestall a Pandemic (2008)
• Anthrax Detection: DHS Cannot Ensure that Sampling Activities Will Be Validated (2007)
• Biological Research Laboratories: Issues Associated with the Expansion of Laboratories Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (2007)
• Chemical and Biological Defense: Updated Intelligence, Clear Guidance, and Consistent Priorities Needed to Guide Investments in Collective Protection (2007)
• Critical Infrastructure: Challenges Remain in Protecting Key Sectors (2007)
• Department of Homeland Security: Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions (2007)
• DHS Privacy Office: Progress Made but Challenges Remain in Notifying and Reporting to the Public (2007)
• Department of Homeland Security: Science and Technology Directorate's Expenditure Plan (2007)
• Emergency Management Assistance Compact: Enhancing EMAC’s Collaborative and Administrative Capacity Should Improve National Disaster Response (2007)
• Emergency Preparedness: Current Emergency Alert System Has Limitations, and Development of a New Integrated System Will Be Challenging (2007)
• Federal Oversight of Food Safety: High-Risk Designation Can Bring Needed Attention to Fragmented System (2007)
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The White House

• Budget of the U.S. Government for FY2009 (2008)
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD 21: Public Health and Medical Preparedness (2007)

Other

• Federal Guidance to Assist States in Improving State-Level Pandemic Influenza Operating Plans (2008)