ISSUE 1116
GAO
RECOMMENDS BETTER MANAGEMENT, COORDINATION BETWEEN APHIS AND DHS In a report
issued this month, the General Accountability Office (GAO) said it had found coordination
and management problems between USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in regard to port inspections
for agricultural pests. GAO
recommended the two departments work more closely together to develop meaningful
performance measurements to judge the success of port inspections, establish staffing
models based on levels of risk, ensure agricultural alerts are efficiently shard
byt the departments and the ports, improve the canine inspection program, and
revise user fees so that they cover changing costs. USDA and DHS generally agreed with the report’s recommendations. To
view the report, click
here. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) IMMIGRATION
REFORM EFFORTS BUILD MOMENTUM CITRUS
COMMISSION PROPOSES HIKE IN BOX TAX, NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USDA
PROPOSES RULE CHANGE FOR IMPORTED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GAO
RECOMMENDS BETTER MANAGEMENT, COORDINATION BETWEEN APHIS AND DHS BROKERAGE
COMPANY HONORS GEORGE WEDGWORTH NOMINATIONS
SOUGHT FOR FLORIDA AG HALL OF FAME | |
