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Anthrax experts say drought may be factor in recent livestock deaths in Colorado, Texas

(The Washington Post) Anthrax has killed more than 100 animals on ranches in Colorado and Texas within the past two weeks, and experts say the risk of infection may be greater with drought covering much of the United States. Anthrax outbreaks happen occasionally in livestock herds and wild animals in the U.S., usually west of  Read More »

Critical Reagents Program Issues RFI for Biodefense Material Services

(Global Biodefense) The Department of Defense Critical Reagents Program (CRP) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking companies qualified to support the manufacture, storage, and distribution of high priority reagents and biological sampling kits. The CRP’s mission is to serve as the principle resource of high quality, validated, and standardized biological detection assays and  Read More »

New county allows for emergency notices through email, text messages

(The Jamestown Sun) The Stutsman County Emergency Management office has announced the implementation of a countywide emergency notification system beginning today. Once users register for the free service via www.stutsmancounty.org, any business line, cellphone line, VoIP phone line, email address or text-messaging capable phone will be able to receive emergency notifications of events such as  Read More »

NYT to White House: Move Forward on Food Safety Rules

(Food Safety News)The New York Times over the weekend called on the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to release food safety rules that the agency has been reviewing for 8 months — adding to a growing chorus of consumer advocates, industry groups, and lawmakers asking for the rules to move forward. Nineteen months  Read More »

Pentagon IG Wants More Oversight of Guard WMD Response Teams

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general in report issued last month said it believes there should be tighter management of the National Guard’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.”We determined that the four Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD CSTs) reviewed had plans in place to respond to chemical,  Read More »

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