NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY: DHS and USDA Are Working to Transfer Ownership and Prepare for Operations, but Critical Steps Remain.

UNITED States. Government Accountability Office; UNITED States. Dept. of Homeland Security; UNITED States. Dept. of Agriculture; ANIMAL diseases; GOVERNMENT agency reorganization

The article presents highlights from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working to transfer ownership and prepare for operations under national bio and agro-defense facility. Topics include facility is to house state-of-the-art laboratories for research on foreign animal diseases; and GAO examined for strategically managing the federal workforce during a government reorganization.