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Terror Intelligence Lacking 10 Years After 9/11, Chairmen Say

U.S. intelligence agencies still haven’t completed their transformation into an effective counterterrorism operation almost 10 years after the Sept. 11 strikes, the co-chairmen of a commission that investigated the attacks said.

April 4, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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VBC Launches Biosecurity Codes Section

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Biosecurity Codes section on the VBC, an expansive resource composed of codes of ethics, conduct and best practices established around the world for life science professionals. Biosecurity Codes is a full integration of the codes collected by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at Read More »

March 31, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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USDA to Host Multi-Agency Public Meeting on Federal Select Agent Program

Mar 28, 2011 – USDA to Host Multi-Agency Public Meeting on Federal Select Agent Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in collaboration with our federal partners, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Read More »

March 28, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Policy & Initiatives
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UTHealth, HCC, U.S. Government Create Novel Biosafety Training Program – Newswise (press release)

HOUSTON – (March 22, 2011) –The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Houston Community College (HCC) Coleman College for Health Sciences have been awarded a grant to establish the Biosafety Training Center, which will train, graduate and place biosafety technicians in jobs within one year.

March 23, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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Libyan rebels put responsibility on US – Washington Times

Mr. Shalgam told US officials the international community would be responsible if Col. Gadhafi's forces attack the residents of the rebel-controlled eastern city of Benghazi with chemical and biological weapons.