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Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has selected Texas A&M Univ. to lead a new Center of Excellence, the Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS), which will be focused on biological threats. S&T awarded a $3.9 million grant to CBTS for the first operating year of a 10-year grant period. “This center’s work will assist DHS operations that protect the global supply chain and reduce the risk of exposing people and infrastructures to new and…

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