
The Department of Homeland Security Office focused on the development and acquisition of technologies for detecting biological and radiological threats is taking a closer look at the needs of local health officials and first responders as it moves forward with plans for a next-generation biodetection system, the head of the office said on Wednesday. The more deliberate outreach to stakeholders, including the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, for help with technology, is part of “taking a step back” as…