Services and Activities
Congressional Communication
Staff in the LPA Deputy Administrator’s Office work with APHIS program officials to write Congressional testimony for the Secretary and other Department officials, the APHIS Administrator and Deputy Administrators, as well as programmatic experts who are called to testify before Congress.
• Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Contacts
Stakeholder Outreach
Communicating with stakeholders is critical to ensuring that industry, agricultural counterparts, and interested members of the general public have accurate information about APHIS programs and regulations. In a global marketplace, this communication is important now more than ever because inaccurate information about animal and plant health issues can lead to serious economic repercussions.
Media Response and Support
Public Affairs works proactively to build partnerships with the media, by responding to requests for information and promoting agency and program initiatives. A staff of highly trained public affairs specialists handles requests from both print and broadcast media outlets to ensure that APHIS' message is consistent and far-reaching.
Executive Communications (EC)
EC is the executive communications arm of the LPA staff, providing writing and informational services to the offices of the Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary, and APHIS Administrator.
Freedom of Information (FOIA)
The FOI staff analyzes all requests for agency records (both electronic and paper files) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C.552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Informational Materials Public Affairs regularly works with program staff to develop a variety of written informational materials, such as brochures, identification cards, posters, postcards, and flyers, along with factsheets.
These documents can be found in the APHIS Newsroom.
Internal Services
LPA provides a variety of internal services to APHIS employees in the areas of
• photo
• video
• web
• editing
• design
• translation