# The Strategic National Stockpile Was Not Positioned To Respond Effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic
> **Audit** by Department of Health & Human Services OIG · 2023-10-16
> *About: Department of Health & Human Services*
## Report
- **Title:** The Strategic National Stockpile Was Not Positioned To Respond Effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Health & Human Services OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Health & Human Services
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2023-10-16

## Recommendations

- **Rec 24-A-04-003.01** (Open): We recommend that ASPR mitigate the risk presented by relying on foreign supply chains and JIT inventory strategies when determining annual Stockpile purchases.
- **Rec 24-A-04-003.02** (Open): We recommend that ASPR develop a strategic plan for the Stockpile, that clearly defines the goals and objectives of the Stockpile, and the Stockpile's roles and responsibilities for responding to emergency events, including pandemics.
- **Rec 24-A-04-003.03** (Open): We recommend that ASPR work to increase the Stockpile's annual funding to keep pace with the Stockpile's increased responsibilities.
- **Rec 24-A-04-003.04** (Open): We recommend that ASPR reinstate the annual planning and review process and issue to Congress an updated PHEMCE SIP, PHEMCE Multiyear Budget, and Stockpile Annual Review Report.
- **Rec 24-A-04-003.05** (Open): We recommend that ASPR develop a plan and timeline for fully integrating the Stockpile within ASPR.
- **Rec 24-A-04-003.06** (Open): We recommend that ASPR develop a response plan, to include communication plans, for situations in which the Stockpile needs to respond to changes in roles and responsibilities during large-scale emergency responses.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/strategic-national-stockpile-was-not-positioned-respond-effectively-covid-19-pandemic)
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