Agro-Defense: Responding to threats against America’s agriculture and food system
Story Date: 9/19/2011

 

Source: SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS


Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
02:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Dirksen Senate Office Building, room SD-628
[view archive webcast]

Member Statements
• Senator Daniel K. Akaka   
Witnesses
Panel 1
• Colonel John T. Hoffman (Ret.)
Senior Research Fellow
National Center for Food Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Paul Williams, DVM 
Director of Agriculture, Food, and Veterinary Programs
Division of Homeland Security, Georgia Emergency Management Agency
Panel 2
• Ms. Lisa Shames 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
• Dr. Doug Meckes, DVM 
Director of Food, Agricultural, and Veterinary Defense Division
Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Ted Elkin 
Director Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Ms. Sheryl K. Maddux 
Deputy Director
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Dr. John R. Clifford
Deputy Administrator and Chief Veterinary Office for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Dr. Clifford Will Accompany Ms. Maddux at the Witness Table

 

 
























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