Influenza Pandemic: Greater Agency Accountability Needed to Protect Federal Workers in the Event of a Pandemic

Abstract

As evidenced by the spring 2009 outbreak of the H1N1 virus, an influenza pandemic remains a real threat to the nation and the world and has the potential to shut down work critical to the smooth functioning of society. This testimony addresses (1) the extent to which federal agencies have made pandemic plans to protect workers who cannot work remotely and are not first responders; (2) the pandemic plans selected agencies have for certain occupations performing essential functions other than first response; and (3) the opportunities to improve agencies workforce pandemic plans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 2009
Accession Number
AD1106023

Entities

People

  • Bernice Steinhardt
  • Judith C. Kordahl
  • Karin Fangman
  • William J. Doherty

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Personnel Management
  • Protective Equipment
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Economics
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology