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FBI Works With Researchers to Prevent Bioterrorism

(Global Security Newswire) “We have to enhance bioterrorism outreach with academia, industry and the scientific community” So said during a biosecurity event at Mississippi State University. "We're not a regulatory agency; we're not a compliance agency. …

October 21, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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Re-examining our bio-defense

(Politico) Senators heard testimony Tuesday from experts in biodefense and bio-preparedness — as well as current public officials. Context was provided by Dr. Robert Kadlec, who drew apt comparisons to the strategic threat posed by a sophisticated perpetrator. …

October 21, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Bioterrorism outreach must be enhanced, FBI analyst

(The Commercial Dispatch) “We have to enhance bioterrorism outreach with academia, industry and the scientific community,” said FBI Policy and Program Analyst William So, who spoke Tuesday at Mississippi State University's biosecurity workshop. "We're not a regulatory agency; …

October 20, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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What Have We Learned from Anthrax?

(Center For American Progress) This October marks the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. In September and October 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were sent to several news outlets and two congressional offices. …

October 20, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, and Policy & Initiatives
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Testimony of the Honorable Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH before the US Senate

(DHS) Ten years after anthrax was mailed to members of the US Congress and to media organizations, dozens of policy, intelligence, and technical reports have affirmed the viability of terrorist groups using biological weapons to cause death, suffering, …