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Army Sees Greater Role in Anti-WMD Activities: Sources

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Army is examining the possibility that as operations wind down in Afghanistan, the service will will take on a growing role in efforts to combat weapons of mass destruction, Inside Defense reported on Friday. Army personnel for instance could be involved in efforts to detect and contain potential unsecured nuclear Read More »

June 13, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Middle East, North America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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U.S. Funds Anthrax Vaccine Trial

(Global Security Newswire) Maryland-based biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions said on Monday it would receive as much as $8.43 million from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department for an anthrax vaccine trial. The study is part of the company's effort to receive federal authorization for using BioThrax to help treat people exposed to the potential Read More »

June 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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It’s more than a Farm Bill, US Ag official says

(New Philadelphia Times Reporter) When people talk about the federal Farm Bill, they’re not covering nearly enough territory. That’s the opinion of an authority on the matter — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He prefers to call it the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. That’s “because it really deals with all of those issues,” Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Now open: Broad Agency Announcements

(MedicalCountermeasures.gov) Now open: Broad Agency Announcements for Advanced Research and Development of Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats. BARDA is soliciting proposals for the advanced research and development of medical countermeasures (MCM) such as vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and devices. Specifics of the solicitation can be found under three Broad Read More »

June 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Plumbing the mysteries of Plum Island

(CBS News) A place that’s off-limits to most of us was in the news this past week. The federal government announced it has granted a license for a new foot-and-mouth vaccine . . . a vaccine developed at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. With correspondent John Miller we get a rare inside look: Plum Read More »