Nebraska: Ricin Scare at Dormitory Leads to Arrest of Student
A ricin scare in a Creighton University apartment building on Jan. 15 in Omaha, Nebraska prompted police and firefighters to evacuate that […] More
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DHS Invests $1.5M in Zeteo Tech Biothreat Detection System
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $1.5 million to Zeteo Tech to develop and test […] More
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ENSCO Awarded Additional $2.9M DHS Funding for SenseNet Development
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) this week announced a new 18-month, $2.9 million contract award to […] More
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Japan Executes Cult Members Behind 1995 Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack
Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, was hanged this week in Japan for leading the 1995 sarin gas attack on […] More
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SRC Awarded Contract to Integrate DREAM into the Joint Effects Model
SRC, Inc. was recently awarded a follow-on contract from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to continue developing accurate hazard prediction […] More
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Munitions Access System for Chemical-Biological Tactical Disablement
The Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JSTO-CBD) requires a capability to defeat or […] More
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In Pictures: Dugway’s Chem-Bio Test Grid Safari Instrumentation System
Ten years ago, Dugway Proving Ground began pursuing a system to make outdoor testing of chemical and biological defenses more efficient and […] More
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Modernizing the M41 PATS Gas Mask Fit Testing System
The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is seeking information from industry on its ability to modernize and upgrade the existing M41 Protective […] More
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Cooperative Threat Reduction FY17 Metrics
The Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR) is offering funding assistance for a […] More
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Senate Passes First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Nov. 17 to make anthrax vaccines available to first responders. The First Responder Anthrax Preparedness […] More
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Soldier Chemical Weapon Exposures, Uranium Smuggling, Smallpox Vaccines
Topics in this issue include soldier exposures to chemical weapons in Iraq, smallpox vaccines, armored chemical sniffer vehicles, and uranium smuggling. Smallpox Disease and […] More
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One-Handed Environmental Surface Sampling Device
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Technical Support Group have designed a sampling device to facilitate biological sampling using one hand. They […] More
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