Author: patricia
01 Apr TEN PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN COMMISSION’S APOLLO PROGRAM FOR BIODEFENSE ADDRESSED IN PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST
Proposed budget includes a historic $88.2 billion for pandemic preparedness WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 31, 2022) – The Biden Administration’s proposed FY 2023 budget, unveiled by The White House this week, includes $88.2 billion in funding to enable America to rapidly produce and deliver medical countermeasures against...
01 Apr A biological weapons threat to Ukraine is a biological weapons threat to the world
[caption id="attachment_3688" align="alignleft" width="313"] Asha M. George, DrPH[/caption] When the invasion of Ukraine began, many thought that Russia would use traditional military tactics and weapons to dominate and eventually take over the country. Instead, the Ukrainian people put up stiff resistance and engaged in a counteroffensive,...
28 Mar Women in Homeland Presents Women Leading History
Women in Homeland Security is pleased to invite you to an exciting Symposium with leaders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, and Narrative Warfare. We will discuss the challenges facing homeland security, the war in Ukraine, and...
23 Mar RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE RAISES THE SPECTER OF BIOLOGICAL ATTACK
Former Senator Joe Lieberman and Governor Tom Ridge, co-chairs of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, published an OpEd in the New York Daily News about the rising threat of biological warfare, noting that, “Russian use of biological weapons against Ukraine and other countries it views as...
18 Mar COMMISSION LAUDS INCLUSION OF KEY BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE RECOMMENDATIONS IN ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Requires Annual Assessment and Formalizes Leadership of Biological Intelligence Activities WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2022) – Legislation signed into law this week requires an annual, comprehensive report on biological intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination, and formally puts the head of the National...
01 Mar APOLLO TOOLKIT FOR STAKEHOLDERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com APOLLO TOOLKIT FOR STAKEHOLDERS Dear Friends: Thank you for your ongoing interest in and support of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense. Whether helping to inform our special reports or sharing your knowledge by appearing at one of our public meetings, you...
01 Mar Commission Receives $1.35 Million Grant to Help Take Preemptive Action Against Biological Threats to the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com COMMISSION RECEIVES $1.35 MILLION GRANT TO HELP TAKE PREEMPTIVE ACTION AGAINST BIOLOGICAL THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2022) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense today announced receiving a $1.35 million grant from Open Philanthropy. With this sixth...
15 Feb COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. ASHA M. GEORGE TO TESTIFY BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE EXAMINING U.S. BIODEFENSE POSTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to Meet Feb. 17 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2022) – Dr. Asha M. George, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, will testify as an expert witness before the...
01 Feb Commission Receives $1.35 Million Grant to Help Take Preemptive Action Against Biological Threats to the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com COMMISSION RECEIVES $1.35 MILLION GRANT TO HELP TAKE PREEMPTIVE ACTION AGAINST BIOLOGICAL THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2022) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense today announced receiving a $1.35 million grant from Open Philanthropy. With this sixth...