United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-04-07 monographic deposited born digital 61 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-316 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316 P0b002ee18039de9f f:d03316 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316 GAO-03-316 Chemical and biological agents Health hazards Investigations into federal agencies Postal facilities Postal service Postal service employees Occupational safety Other Written Product A06590 In 2001, letters contaminated with anthrax resulted in 23 cases of the disease, 5 deaths, and the contamination of numerous U.S. Postal Service facilities, including the Southern Connecticut Processing and Distribution Center in Wallingford, Connecticut (the Wallingford facility). GAO was asked to address, among other matters, whether (1) the Postal Service followed applicable guidelines and requirements for informing employees at the facility about the contamination and (2) lessons can be learned from the response to the facility's contamination. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316.pdf GAO-03-316 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-316 Other Written Product GAO-03-316; U.S. Postal Service: Better Guidance Is Needed to Improve Communication Should Anthrax Contamination Occur in the Future; Chemical and biological agents Health hazards Investigations into federal agencies Postal facilities Postal service Postal service employees Occupational safety