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Bilirakis Concerned Over Continued Delays In Next-Gen BioWatch Program

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Friday, March 18th, 2011

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By Calvin Biesecker The chairman of a House panel that oversees emergency response efforts within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said he is concerned about repeated delays in the development of next-generation bio-detection system as well as a recent move to drop one of the two competitors in the program. "I and other members are concerned that the timeline for deployment has been repeatedly delayed," Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness,…

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