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Homeland Security

GAO Cites Technical Shortcomings In Emerging DHS Biodefense Program

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 20th, 2021

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GAO Cites Technical Shortcomings In Emerging DHS Biodefense Program

The Department of Homeland Security’s new biological threat detection and warning program faces limitations with the key systems and technologies it hopes to use although Biological Detection for the 21st Century (BD21) program officials are taking actions to mitigate risks to the program, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report. The BD21 program is in the early stages of the acquisition cycle and is aimed at replacing the current BioWatch system, which essentially consists of hundreds of…

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