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DHS Countering WMD Chief Envisions National Biothreat Detection Infrastructure with New System

DHS Countering WMD Chief Envisions National Biothreat Detection Infrastructure with New System
James McDonnell, assistant secretary of DHS for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction. Photo: DHS

A potential new biological threat detection solution that the Department of Homeland Security recently began to evaluate is expected to lead to a nationwide infrastructure that runs from detection, analysis and response at a far faster pace than currently, says a senior department official. The Biological Detection for the 21st Century (BD21) system of systems will lead to a “national infrastructure for bio-detection and bio-response that doesn’t currently exist,” James McDonnell, assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction…

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