Press Releases
24 Jun Co-Chairs Say Enactment of Legislation Will Help Ready Nation for Biological Incidents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** CO-CHAIRS LIEBERMAN AND RIDGE SAY ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION WILL HELP READY NATION FOR BIOLOGICAL INCIDENTS President Trump Signs Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2019) –President Trump today signed the Pandemic and...
05 Jun Congress Passes Legislation Authorizing Critical Biodefense Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** CONGRESS PASSES LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING CRITICAL BIODEFENSE PROGRAMS WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 5, 2019) – The House yesterday passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act. The bill reauthorizes existing statute governing public health efforts at...
23 Apr New Panel Publication – “GERM WARFARE: A Very Graphic History”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** BEST-SELLING AUTHOR MAX BROOKS AND BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE PROVIDE A 'VERY GRAPHIC HISTORY' OF GERM WARFARE New Graphic Novel Reminds Us Never to Take Public Health for Granted WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 23, 2019) –...
15 Mar Congress Takes Step Forward to Execute Panel Recommendation to Unify Biodefense Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** CONGRESS REQUIRES ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL BIODEFENSE SPENDING, TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD TO EXECUTE PANEL RECOMMENDATION TO UNIFY BIODEFENSE BUDGET New law directs OMB to conduct detailed analysis of the Administrations's budget for biodefense activities as part of annual budget...
02 Jan Former White House Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco Joins Panel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** FORMER WHITE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR LISA MONACO JOINS BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE Monaco advised the President from 2013 to 2017 on all aspects of counterterrorism policy including pandemics and natural disasters Panel Thanks Donna Shalala for...
20 Dec Farm Bill Includes Study Panel Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** FARM BILL INCLUDES SEVERAL BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BETTER PROTECT NATION'S AGRICULTURE National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program and Creation of National Animal Vaccine Bank Among Included Recommendations WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 20, 2018) –...
29 Oct Upcoming Episode of ‘The West Wing Weekly’ Podcast to Feature Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** UPCOMING EPISODE OF 'THE WEST WING WEEKLY' PODCAST TO FEATURE FORMER U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TOM DASCHLE Episode recounts fictitious biological threat in Bartlet White House; Sen. Daschle shares memories of real 2001 anthrax attack in U.S Capitol WASHINGTON,...
11 Oct Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Calls for Action to Support SLTT Response to Biological Events
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***PRESS RELEASE** NEW REPORT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO HELP STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS PREPARE FOR, RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER FROM LARGE-SCALE BIOLOGICAL EVENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 11, 2018) – America’s hometown heroes are on the front line...
08 Oct Former Senator Tom Daschle to Recount 2001 Anthrax Attacks During Meeting of Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** FORMER U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TOM DASCHLE TO RECOUNT 2001 ANTHRAX ATTACKS DURING MEETING OF BIPARTISAN BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE Is the nation better prepared 17 years later? Leaders from academia, law enforcement, government,...