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 2006-09-15 monographic deposited born digital 59 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-757 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757 P0b002ee180378a28 f:d06757 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757 GAO-06-757 Anthrax Bioterrorism preparedness and response program Other Written Product A60984

In March 2005, two well-publicized and nearly simultaneous incidents involving the suspicion of anthrax took place in the Washington, D.C., area. The incidents occurred at Department of Defense (DOD) mail facilities at the Pentagon and at a commercial office complex (Skyline Complex). While these incidents were false alarms, DOD and other federal and local agencies responded. The Postal Service suspended operations at two of its facilities and over a thousand DOD and Postal Service employees were given antibiotics as a precaution against their possible exposure to anthrax. This report describes (1) what occurred at the Pentagon and Skyline Complex mail facilities, (2) the problems we identified in detecting and responding to the incidents, (3) the actions taken by DOD that address the problems that occurred, and (4) the extent to which DOD's actions address the problems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757.pdf GAO-06-757 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-757 Other Written Product GAO-06-757; Mail Security: Incidents at DOD Mail Facilities Exposed Problems That Require Further Actions; Anthrax Bioterrorism preparedness and response program Title 44 Section 2901-2904 44 U.S.C. 2901-2904 Title 1410 Section 2674(f)(1) 1410 U.S.C. 2674(f)(1) Public Law 94-575 Public Law 109-163 Title 41 Part 101-192 41 CFR Part 101-192 Title 41 Part 102.230 41 CFR Part 102.230