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Homeland Security

Briefing

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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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*President Obama plans to nominate Dr. Tara O'Toole as Under Secretary for the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. O'Toole is founder, CEO and Director of the Center for Biosecurity at the Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center and has been focused on biological attacks, containment of contagious diseases and hospital preparedness. Prior to founding the Center for Biosecurity, she was a founding member of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies and served as its…

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