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Number of emergency preparedness exercises which FDA participated in planning, executing, or evaluating during the month
Dictionary: The Office of Crisis Management (OCM) will lead the agency in participating in one Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-sponsored and one Health and Human Services (HHS)-sponsored national exercise each year as well as any regional exercises which provide scenarios calling for FDA-response efforts. These exercises, which involve numerous federal departments and agencies as well as some state and local agencies, provide FDA opportunities to test current plans and procedures for responding to specific types of incidents and help identify any gaps or weaknesses that might exist in FDA's response capabilities. These would allow the agency to make improvements to its emergency operations and response plans, procedures, policies, etc. OCM's overall goal is to increase FDA's participation in emergency exercises as the number of exercises that have relevance to FDA's mission increases.
Information is current as of December 31, 2012
Fiscal Year - 2012
| Time | Target | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 2011 | 1 | 9 |
| Jan 2012 | 1 | 9 |
| Feb 2012 | 1 | 9 |
| Mar 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 2012 | 1 | 8 |
| May 2012 | 1 | 7 |
| Jun 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 2012 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 2012 | 1 | 6 |
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Note: The data provided on this website is produced on an ongoing basis for performance management purposes and is subject to change due to updates of preliminary estimates, corrections, or other reasons. In addition, FDA may change the type or amount of data provided on this website at any time. Information marked as "Completed" may include measures and/or key projects for which activities are ongoing but no longer tracked as part of FDA-TRACK.
