Monthly Archives: July 2010

Executive Order: Lab Security

-Guest Author: Dr. Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC Improving laboratory and pathogen security has been an objective of National Academies of Science panels, a Defense Science Board task force, special government task forces, a Congressional commission, legislation … Continue reading

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Letter From Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent to President Obama

Former Senators Bob Graham (D-FL) and Jim Talent (R-MO) served as the chair and co-chair of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. July 12, 2010 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United … Continue reading

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“There you go again.” (update from an earlier blog)

This iconic line from a Presidential debate in 1980 is what came to mind when I learned of yet another assault, this time from the House of Representatives, on the BioShield Strategic Reserve Fund—the fourth attempted raid in 14 months. … Continue reading

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