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| Date June 21, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-871T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 4:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives INVASIVE FOREST PESTS Recent Infestations and Continued Vulnerabilities at Ports of Entry Place U.S. Forests at Risk
Statement of Daniel Bertoni, Acting Director... |
| Date May 19, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-644 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2006 Report to Congressional Requesters HOMELAND SECURITY Management and Coordination Problems Increase the Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Disease GAO-06-644 a May 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-644, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Management and Coordina... |
| Date April 21, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-353 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2006 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives INVASIVE FOREST PESTS Lessons Learned from Three Recent Infestations May Aid in Managing Future Efforts GAO-06-353 a April 2006 INVASIVE FOREST PESTS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-353, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives Acc... |
| Date Oct. 22, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-1 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2002 Report to Executive Agency Officials INVASIVE SPECIES Clearer Focus and Greater Commitment Needed to Effectively Manage the Problem GAO-03-1 a INVASIVE SPECIES Clearer Focus and Greater Commitment Needed to Effectively Manage the Problem Highlights of GAO-03-1, a report to Executive Agency Officials Harmful invasive species— nonnative plan... |
| Date Aug. 17, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-815 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2001 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES Management Improvements Needed to Further Promote Integrated Pest Management GAO-01-815 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background USDA Estimates That IPM Has Been Implem... |
| Date July 24, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-724 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters INVASIVE SPECIES Obstacles Hinder Federal Rapid Response to Growing Threat GAO-01-724 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Federal Rapid Response to Invasive Species That Threaten Natural Areas Has Been Minimal Lack of a National System Is a Major Obstacle to Rapid Response Conclusions Recommendations A... |
| Date Aug. 24, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-219 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Committees INVASIVE SPECIES Federal and Selected State Funding to Address Harmful, Nonnative Species GAO/RCED-00-219 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 30 33 37 43 Appendix II: Federal Invasive Species Activities Appendix III: Seven States’ Invasive Species Activities Appendix IV: Federal ... |
| Date May 5, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-102 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1997 Report to Congressional Committees AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION Improvements Needed to Minimize Threat of Foreign Pests and Diseases GAO/RCED-97-102 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-276421 May 5, 1997 Congressional Committees Foreign pests and diseases enterin... |
| Date Sept. 14, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-274R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-265946 September 14,1995 The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate Fruit flies, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and Oriental fruit fly, pose a major threat to the production and marketing of fruit within the United States and throu... |
| Date March 11, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-38 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfIke Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Department Operations,Research,and Foreign Agriculture, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m., EST Wednesday March 11, 1992 PESTICIDES USDA’s Pesticides ResidueResearchProject
Statementof John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,Community, and Economic DevelopmentDivi... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment,Comrnittee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES ESetter Data Can Improve the ,befulness of EPA’ s Ekmefit Assessments GAO,‘ RCED-9252 Y United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Di... |
| Date Oct. 30, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-8 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 REWED RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DtVISION OCTOBER 30,1985 B-220729 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Pete V. Domenici Senate Domenici: IllIIIIll
128298 Information on the Forest Service's Efforts to Control the Spread of the Western Spruce Budworm in the Carson National Forest'(GAO/RCED-86-8) As requ... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-7 |
Title
BY THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING GFFICE rtToT riculture Better Collection And Maint nance Procedures__Needed --To Help Protect -Agriculture’s Germplasm Resources
The Department of Aqrlculture IS responsible for preserving the base stock of domestic and wild food plants This stock contains the genetic material, germplasm, necessary for U S crop development Yet, a number of serious problems In collect... |
| Date Sept. 10, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-152 |
Title
BY’THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING O&E Report To The Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group Grain Fumigation: A Multifaceted Issue Needing Coordinated Attention Grain fumigation is a broad issue which affects the efficiency with which grain moves through the marketing system and involves environmental, consumer and worker protection, transportation, and food considerations. Despite many years of using f... |
| Date June 24, 1981 |
Report No. 088053 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1981 STATEMENT OF BRIAN P, CROWLEY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SENIOR LEVEL COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S GERMPLASM... |
| Date June 24, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-96 |
Title
,‘. - /dss(c, /LQQlf B’i TH+E GENERAL ACCOUNTING U.S. OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Weak Management In Animal Disease Control Program ResuItS J-I Large Economic Losses
Brucellosis, a major problem to beef and dairy producers, is a disease which attacks the reproductive system of livestock, causing abortion, slow breeding, and sterility. Each year livestock producers lose millio... |
| Date April 10, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-75 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES The Department Of Agriculture Can Minimize The Risk Of Potential Crop Failures
The Nation’s crops are vulnerable to damage from disease, insects, and adverse weather conditions which could limit crop production. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for reducing the vulnerability of the Nation’s crops, but it has not full... |
| Date Aug. 11, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-95 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe HonorableJames Abdnor House of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES Problemsllagued Department Of Agriculture’s Grasshopper Control Program In 1979
The 1979 grasshopper infestation in 17 Western States was the worst since the 1930s. The Department of Agriculture’s program to control the grasshoppers was not effective because --it was badly managed, --it ... |
| Date Oct. 23, 1974 |
Report No. RED-75-276 |
Title
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D.C. lJNITECl STATES 2054!3 . B- 133192 i ‘I The Honorable Julia Butler House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Hansen: Hansen This is our report on questions on the safe’ty of the pesticide malei... |
| Date May 18, 1971 |
Report No. 092969 |
Title
CIVIL UlVlSiON MAY ! 8 1979 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllll
LM092969 Dear Dr. Irving: We have recently completed our review of selected activities of the Plant Protection Division (PPD) of the Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture. Our review--made pursuant to the Budget and Act Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 531, and the Accounting and Auditing of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 67)--w... |
