Lisa R. Shames Contact Me (202) 512-3841 Recent Reports Food Safety: FDA Can Better Oversee Food Imports by Assessing and Leveraging Other Countries' Oversight Resources GAO-12-933 Published: Sep 28, 2012. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2012. Homeland Security: Survey of DHS Agriculture Specialists (GAO-12-884SP, September 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-885 GAO-12-884SP Published: Sep 27, 2012. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 2012. Homeland Security: Agriculture Inspection Program Has Made Some Improvements, but Management Challenges Persist GAO-12-885 Published: Sep 27, 2012. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 2012. Disaster Assistance: USDA and SBA Could Do More to Help Aquaculture and Nursery Producers GAO-12-844 Published: Sep 11, 2012. Publicly Released: Sep 13, 2012. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Progress toward Implementing GAO's Civil Rights Recommendations GAO-12-976R Published: Aug 29, 2012. Publicly Released: Aug 29, 2012. Food Safety: FDA's Food Advisory and Recall Process Needs Strengthening GAO-12-589 Published: Jul 26, 2012. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2012. Multimedia FDA's Oversight of Ingredients "Generally Recognized As Safe" Friday, March 05, 2010 Transcript Issues with Federal Plans for Inspecting Catfish Friday, June 08, 2012 Transcript
Food Safety: FDA Can Better Oversee Food Imports by Assessing and Leveraging Other Countries' Oversight Resources GAO-12-933 Published: Sep 28, 2012. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2012.
Homeland Security: Survey of DHS Agriculture Specialists (GAO-12-884SP, September 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-885 GAO-12-884SP Published: Sep 27, 2012. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 2012.
Homeland Security: Agriculture Inspection Program Has Made Some Improvements, but Management Challenges Persist GAO-12-885 Published: Sep 27, 2012. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 2012.
Disaster Assistance: USDA and SBA Could Do More to Help Aquaculture and Nursery Producers GAO-12-844 Published: Sep 11, 2012. Publicly Released: Sep 13, 2012.
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Progress toward Implementing GAO's Civil Rights Recommendations GAO-12-976R Published: Aug 29, 2012. Publicly Released: Aug 29, 2012.
Food Safety: FDA's Food Advisory and Recall Process Needs Strengthening GAO-12-589 Published: Jul 26, 2012. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2012.