DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR

Participates with the Administrator, the Assistant Administrator, other Assistant Administrators, and staff officials in developing, recommending, and supporting Agency missions, goals, and policies. Guides, supports, and shares in managing research programs related to the food safety research agenda conducted by scientists from the Agricultural Research Service and from outside sources. Shares in managing tracebacks and in-plant and other investigations to combat foodborne illness outbreaks involving meat, poultry, and egg products. Shares in managing a surveillance system to monitor the food supply from farm to table by collecting data from a variety of sources to monitor trends and assess the impact of foodborne. hazards on the public. Shares leadership of the effort to monitor emerging human pathogens in the food supply and in food animals and to apply the principles of epidemiology to control and prevention strategies. Directs the provision of expertise in microbiology, chemistry,