Press Releases

  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) –...

  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,...

  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...

  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,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com BIPARTISAN BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE APPLAUDS RELEASE OF NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY AS A CRUCIAL STEP IN PROTECTING THE U.S. FROM BIOLOGICAL ATTACKS   National Biodefense Strategy Recommended by Panel in its 2015 National Blueprint for Biodefense WASHINGTON,...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   ***MEDIA ADVISORY***   MEETING OF THE BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO ADDRESS DEVASTATING ECONOMIC, CORPORATE, AND FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A BIOLOGICAL ATTACK AGAINST THE U.S.   Panelists Include U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA);  also Peter Daszak...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** MEETING OF THE BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO ADDRESS TRANSNATIONAL BIOLOGICAL THREATS AND GLOBAL SECURITY  New York State Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker and Author Michael Osterholm Lead Distinguished Lineup of Panelists WASHINGTON, D.C. (April...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE CALLS FOR STRATEGIC BUDGETING TIED TO NEW NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY ‘Budget Reform for Biodefense’ Provides Specific Recommendations for OMB, Congress to Improve Return on Investment of Biodefense Dollars WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 26,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION GRANT TO  ADVANCE LEADERSHIP AND REDUCE CATASTROPHIC RISK Open Philanthropy grant comes as North Korea and other global regimes build biological weapons capabilities WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 15, 2018) – The Blue...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO EXPLORE CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR STATE & LOCAL RESPONSE TO LARGE-SCALE BIOLOGICAL EVENTS Panel Members Donna Shalala and Jim Greenwood to Host Public Meeting at University of Miami WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 16,...