Veterinarian Workforce Role in Defense Against Animal Disease

VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE ROLE IN DEFENSE AGAINST ANIMAL DISEASE......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS......Page 10
WHAT GAO FOUND......Page 11
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 12
RESULTS IN BRIEF......Page 18
BACKGROUND......Page 24
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LACKS A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF ITS VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE......Page 28
APHIS......Page 29
ARS......Page 33
Army......Page 34
FDA......Page 36
USDA......Page 37
HHS......Page 39
DOD......Page 40
THERE IS NO GOVERNMENTWIDE ASSESSMENT OF THE VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE......Page 41
EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY THE VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE NEEDED DURING A PANDEMIC AND LARGE-SCALE ANIMAL DISEASE OUTBREAK ARE INSUFFICIENT......Page 50
AGENCY PLANNING TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF ESSENTIAL VETERINARY FUNCTIONS DURING A PANDEMIC IS INCOMPLETE......Page 51
AN INFEASIBLE ASSUMPTION AND LIMITED INFORMATION HINDER VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE PLANNING EFFORTS FOR A CATASTROPHIC OUTBREAK OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE......Page 54
FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES ARE MISSING IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE EFFICIENT USE OF VETERINARIANS DURING DISEASE OUTBREAKS......Page 58
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS......Page 63
MONKEYPOX......Page 64
WEST NILE VIRUS......Page 65
CONCLUSIONS......Page 68
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION......Page 70
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION......Page 74
APPENDIX I: LOCATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF VETERINARIANS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT......Page 78
APPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY......Page 84
APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE......Page 90
APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE......Page 102
APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES......Page 104
APPENDIX VI: COMMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT......Page 113
APPENDIX VII: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY......Page 115
APPENDIX VIII: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR......Page 120
INDEX......Page 124