Transcript USDA Status of Facilities and Personnel

USDA Status of Personnel
and Facilities
Hurricane Katrina
Status as of July 17, 2015
Overall Accountability
USDA Total in Affected areas:
5,000 Personnel
All Accounted For
Unaccounted For Per Agency
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Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services
Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services
Food Safety
Marketing and Regulatory
Programs
Natural Resources and
Environment
Research, Education and
Economics
Rural Development
National Finance Center (NFC)
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Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities
Louisiana
Personnel Facilities
Personnel
Mississippi Mississippi Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
Farm
Service
Agency
(FSA)
All Personnel
Accounted For;
6 temporary
employees hired
to assist with
anticipated needs.
All offices are
now open with
electricity;
sporadic email
and internet
issues still exist,
but situation is
improving.
All Personnel
Accounted For; 40
temporary
employees hired to
assist with
anticipated needs
so far.
All offices are now
open with power
and fully
operational.
All Personnel
Accounted For;
authorization
received to hire
temporary
employees.
All facilities are
open; power has
been restored to
most areas of the
state.
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
(FAS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Risk
Management
Agency
(RMA)
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities
Louisiana
Personnel Facilities
Personnel
Mississippi Mississippi Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
Center for
Nutrition
Policy and
Promotion
(CNPP)
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Food and
Nutrition
Service
(FNS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Food Safety
Food
Safety and
Inspection
Service
(FSIS)
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities
Louisiana
Personnel
Mississippi
Facilities
Mississippi
Personnel
Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
All Personnel
Accounted For
No Facilities in
Louisiana
All Personnel
Accounted For
District Office in
Jackson is open. It
has email
connectivity but
phone service is
intermittent
All Personnel
Accounted For
No Facilities in
Alabama
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities
Louisiana
Personnel
Mississippi
Facilities
Mississippi
Personnel
Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
Agricultural
Marketing
Service
(AMS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
Baton Rouge
offices open;
Rayville open w/
no network;
Franklinton no
phone comms;
Metairie closed.
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Animal and
Plant Health
Inspection
Service
(APHIS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
PPQ office at U.S.
Customs House
remains closed.
GSA trying to
locate temporary
space to house
PPQ’s operations.
All Personnel
Accounted For
PPQ/WS Work Station
in Gulfport significantly
damaged and is
reported to be a total
loss.
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
No Personnel in
Alabama
No Facilities in
Alabama
All PPQ temporary
employees have
been placed on
intermittent /
seasonal status
due to lack of work
OSHA inspected
PPQ Plant
Protection Station
in N.O. yesterday
and cleared it for
opening.
GSA conducted
building
assessments in
Lake Charles
yesterday and will
report status soon.
Grain
Inspection,
Packers, and
Stockyard
Administration
(GIPSA)
All Personnel
Accounted For
Destrehan office
suffered minimal
damage, mostly
wet ceiling tiles.
The office now has
power and limited
phone service, and
has resumed full
operation.
It is expected that
agricultural
emergency
response efforts can
be demobilized by
October 3
PPQ Analytical &
Natural Products
Chemistry Lab in
Gulfport reopened.
APHIS staffing at
the Joint Field Office
(JFO) Hattiesburg
will be ending as of
Saturday (Oct. 1)
morning.
No Personnel in
Mississippi
No Facilities in
Mississippi
Natural Resources and Environment
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities Personnel
Louisiana Mississippi
Facilities
Mississippi
Personnel
Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
Forest
Service
(FS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
SRS Work Unit
(10th floor, U.S.
Postal Service
Building)
inaccessible,
unable to
determine status.
Employees
relocated
All Personnel
Accounted For
Wiggins lost roof,
employees
relocated.
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
(NRCS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Saucier: 11
buildings have
varying damage,
Admin and four labs
in good condition
All Offices Open
Research, Education and Economics
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities Personnel
Louisiana Mississippi
Facilities
Mississippi
Personnel
Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
Agricultural
Research
Service
(ARS)
All Personnel
Accounted For
Three phase
plan for
renovation of
SRRC in place.
Re-entry into
New Orleans on
Wednesday, Oct.
5th (except 9th
Ward)
All Personnel
Accounted For
Staff is moving and
arranging labs and
offices.
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
(CSREES)
No Personnel in
Louisiana
No Facilities in
Louisiana
No Personnel in
Mississippi
No Facilities in
Mississippi
No Personnel in
Alabama
No Facilities in
Alabama
Economic
Research
Service
(ERS)
No Personnel in
Louisiana
No Facilities in
Louisiana
No Personnel in
Mississippi
No Facilities in
Mississippi
No Personnel in
Alabama
No Facilities in
Alabama
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
(NASS)
No Personnel in
Louisiana
No Facilities in
Louisiana
No Personnel in
Mississippi
No Facilities in
Mississippi
No Personnel in
Alabama
No Facilities in
Alabama
Scientists and
technicians are
continuing to move
into the new lab
building
Staff & Celta
employees continue
to repair
greenhouse & new
building.
Rural Development
Rural
Development
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities
Louisiana
Personnel
Mississippi
Facilities
Mississippi
Personnel
Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
All Personnel
Accounted For; no
injuries and no
employee had
significant
damage/loss to
their homes
All Facilities are
Open
All employees are
accounted for and
no employees were
injured.
The Gulfport
Service Center was
brought online
September 20.
No Facilities
Affected
Four employees’
homes were
destroyed:
All Service Centers
are open.
All Personnel
Accounted For; no
injuries and no
employee had
significant
damage/loss to
their homes
Carol Cowart
(Gulfport)
Patsy Foreman
(Gulfport)
Patricia Fuentes
(Lucedale)
Alan Wood
(Lucedale)
Staff Offices
Personnel
Louisiana
Facilities Personnel
Louisiana Mississippi
Facilities
Mississippi
Personnel
Alabama
Facilities
Alabama
Office of the
Chief
Financial
Officer
(OCFO)
All National
Finance Center
personnel
accounted for
NFC operations
have been
dispersed to
Philadelphia,
Dallas and other
locations.
No Personnel in
Mississippi
No Facilities in
Mississippi
No Personnel in
Alabama
No Facilities in
Alabama
Office of the
Inspector
General
(OIG)
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
All Personnel
Accounted For
All Facilities are
Operational
Office of the
Chief
Information
Officer
(OCIO)
All Personnel
Accounted For
Franklinton
Service Center
back up, T1
online; all other
facilities open.
All Personnel
Accounted For
Kiln MSWCD,
Alcorn State,
Coastal Plains, and
Richton closed; all
others open but
numerous outages
with T1, phones and
electricity
All Personnel
Accounted For
Mobile Service
Center is open,
but its T1 circuit
is down
20 NFC
employees
relocated to
Alexandria
MS RD has
requested 60 Cell
phones