Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne convened the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) in 2008 to oversee the adoption of the new National Invasive Species Management Plan (2008-12). The plan was developed collaboratively with 13 federal departments and agencies and their partners. Federal expenditures on invasive species were estimated to exceed $1.3 billion annually. The plan is the culmination of an extensive process of expert review, and public comment.
The report discusses the most useful tools, methods, and monitoring systems for identifying pathways, including emerging or changing pathways, and for intervening and stopping introductions most efficiently.