Washington's Paperwork Problem Is Putting Your Dinner At Risk
A new GAO report reveals that federal agencies are failing to implement a law designed to improve coordination, putting the nation's food safety net at risk of
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Food Safety
Key points
- A new federal law designed to improve coordination on complex issues like food safety is being poorly implemented.
- The White House's own budget office (OMB) has provided incomplete guidance to agencies, undermining the law's intent.
- Key departments, including Homeland Security, have not fully adopted required 'strategic reviews' to assess their performance on food safety.
- The State Department could not even confirm it would conduct these legally mandated performance reviews.
- These bureaucratic failures weaken the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks.
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