The federal government has a range of ongoing efforts aimed at improving the nation's ability to detect and monitor various biological threats but it lacks a national strategy to better guide its efforts, which would also be aided by designating a single leader who can devote the time, resources and authority to better implement a national biosurveillance capability, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a recent report. There are seven federal departments and agencies that have primary responsibility for…
GAO: Nation’s Biosurveillance Efforts Lack National Strategy, Single Leader
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