Author : Melinda Moore
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biosecurity
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Author : Melinda Moore
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,26 MB
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781977400888
Environmental biodetection (BD) and human biosurveillance (BSV) are part of the foundation of national biodefense. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) chemical and biological defense (CBD) research and development (R&D) portfolio improves technologies and operations in both of these areas. In the context of evolving technologies, greater adversary capabilities, and unpredictable federal budgets, this report examines S&T's CBD R&D portfolio to identify priorities for future investments. The policy context includes multiple national strategies addressing biodefense, biosurveillance, health security, and national security; multiple federal agencies have missions and programming in this space. The R&D outputs of most CBD projects and most projects in illustrative inventories of non-S&T CBD R&D are not ready for deployment. S&T's CBD R&D has focused more on environmental BD than on human BSV. While S&T has supported some projects to develop tests for environmental or human samples, other federal agencies have supported more studies in this area. There is less R&D-supported by S&T or other sources-that targets system configuration or concept of operations (CONOPS). The recommendations are to (1) develop a DHS strategic plan for environmental BD and human BSV R (2) prioritize environmental BD over human BSV for future DHS R&D investments, given the department's unique role in this area; (3) prioritize R&D addressing CONOPS; (4) actively monitor R&D supported by other agencies, and adapt relevant outputs to meet DHS needs; (5) shorten the timeline for real-world application by prioritizing midstage and later stage R&D over early stage research.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 030918763X
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced the BioWatch program-a federal monitoring system intended to speed detection of specific biological agents that could be released in aerosolized form during a biological attack. The present volume evaluates the costs and merits of both the current BioWatch program and the plans for a new generation of BioWatch devices. BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance also examines infectious disease surveillance through hospitals and public health agencies in the United States, and considers whether BioWatch and traditional infectious disease surveillance are redundant or complementary.
Author : João Gama
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 25,77 MB
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3031059360
The 3-volume set LNAI 13280, LNAI 13281 and LNAI 13282 constitutes the proceedings of the 26th Pacific-Asia Conference on Advances in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, PAKDD 2022, which was held during May 2022 in Chengdu, China. The 121 papers included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 558 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Data Science and Big Data Technologies, Part II: Foundations; and Part III: Applications.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Publisher :
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 11,68 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biological warfare
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Author : Gary Cecchine
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 27,40 MB
Release : 2006-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833041166
The pace of global travel, migration, and commerce has brought about an increased risk of a worldwide infectious disease outbreak. This report examines infectious disease within the context of national security and assesses the need for and adequacy of information that will enable U.S. policymakers to prevent and respond to such threats.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Homeland Security
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Knowledge Foundation
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 2004-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594300998
Critical breakthroughs in detection of biological agents remains a central focus of the biodefense community. As a result of this demand for new technologies, tremendous opportunities exist to develop new screening, identification and analytical techniques. This 2nd Edition is a completely updated reference tool based on the Knowledge Foundation's BioDetection conference series. This publication has the latest information available including complete narratives, charts, graphs and data that you will find in no other publication of its kind. The authors read like a Who's Who of Biodetection, and their work will get your organization on the cutting edge of biodetection today.
Author : Erik Frinking
Publisher : The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2017-02-20
Category :
ISBN : 9492102439
With the World Health Organization (WHO), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Blue Ribbon panel publishing reports on the emerging risks of biological weaponry in past months, there is a new sense of urgency regarding biological weapons. In August 2016, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told the Security Council that “non-state actors are actively seeking chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.” This report presents the changing dynamics of the development and use of biological weapons and the preparation against them. The dynamics relate to technological advances in biotechnology and the concomitant attraction to non-state actors to use biological agents as weapons due to their financial appeal and diverse impact. The relative ease with which biological weapons can be produced, and the intent of non-state actors to use biological weapons- based on historical precedent and recent surge in international terrorism- call for a renewed focus on this field and an increased effort to respond to these developments. We provide illustrations of new policy initiatives in a variety of countries and outline the current state of play in the Netherlands, providing a point of departure to discuss whether the current approach is sufficient to tackle the upcoming issues.
