DOD Has Taken Important Actions to Prepare, but Accountability, Funding, and Communications Need to be Clearer and Focused Departmentwide
Abstract
influenza pandemic, and its planning efforts continue to evolve. The Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza ,released in May 2006, tasked each federal department to develop its own implementation plan that details how it will carry out its responsibilities as outlined in the national plan and how it will prepare its workforce. DOD established working groups for its pandemic influenza planning efforts, including the Pandemic Influenza Task Force, which included representatives from across the department, including the Offices of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Homeland Defense, ASD for Health Affairs, ASD for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In addition, the Office of the ASD for Health Affairs developed guidance that provided tasks for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military departments, installation commanders, and others to complete to prepare for a pandemic. Further, several entities within DOD drafted plans and guidance, and DOD had taken other important steps, such as establishing Web sites, stockpiling vaccines and antivirals, and initiating projects to assist other nations with their preparedness efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 21, 2006
- Accession Number
- AD1120250
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office