Press Releases

01 Nov Meeting of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense to address National Biodefense Strategy: Implementation and Implications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com  ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** MEETING OF BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO ADDRESS NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPLICATIONS  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov 1, 2017) – The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense will host a public meeting examining the National...

18 Oct New Report From Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Finds Animal Agriculture Increasingly Threatened – Calls For Immediate Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com NEW REPORT FROM BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE FINDS ANIMAL AGRICULTURE INCREASINGLY THREATENED – CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ‘Defense of Animal Agriculture’ Provides Specific Recommendations for Protecting One of the Largest Sectors of U.S. Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct....

03 Oct Blue Ribbon Study Panel: U.S. Not Prepared to Identify Perpetrators of Biological Crimes, Terrorism, Proliferation, and Warfare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL: U.S. NOT PREPARED TO IDENTIFY PERPETRATORS OF BIOLOGICAL CRIMES, TERRORISM, PROLIFERATION, AND WARFARE  Effective Prosecution Depends on the Ability to Attribute Crimes, But U.S. Government Lacks Microbial Forensic Capability WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 3, 2017)...

13 Jul Cardin and Van Hollen, Ruppersberger and Delaney Call on President Trump Not to Sacrifice America’s Chemical and Biological Defenses​

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2017 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky (Cardin) 202-224-4524 Ian Jannetta (Van Hollen) 202-228-0672 Jaime Lennon (Ruppersberger) 410-746-7954 Will McDonald (Delaney) 202-225-2721  Cardin and Van Hollen, Ruppersberger and Delaney Call on President Trump Not to Sacrifice America’s Chemical and Biological Defenses “The risk of biological and chemical agents being used is...

12 Jul Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Statement on Proposed Closure of Biodefense Laboratory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE STATEMENT ON PROPOSED CLOSURE OF BIODEFENSE LABORATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2017) - Senator Joseph Lieberman and Governor Tom Ridge, the co-chairs of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, today...

18 May Panel Co-Chairs Address Dual Health Security Issues

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com  CO-CHAIRS OF BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE ADDRESS DUAL HEALTH SECURITY THREATS WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 16, 2017) – News of the outbreak of Ebola Zaire in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced by the country’s government...

03 May Worse Than Ebola: U.S. Not Preparing for the Next Bio-Threat

13 Dec Incremental Progress Not Enough To Handle Biological Emergencies, Let Alone Catastrophic Events

Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense Releases New Report on Biodefense Indicators; Renews Call for New Administration and Congress to Assert Leadership Roles WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 13, 2016) – While acknowledging some positive efforts over the past year by the White House and Congress, the bipartisan...

29 Sep Blue Ribbon Study Panel applauds approval of Zika funding; Calls for shift in how U.S. budgets for infectious disease crises

21 Sep Panel received $1.3 million grant to advance leadership role on critical issues of national security