
A panel of former top federal and congressional officials that is examining how well the nation is addressing its biodefense challenges is finding that there likely needs to be centralized leadership and a national strategy that can bridge presidential administrations, one of the co-directors of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense said in an interview.The panel is being co-chaired by former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.) and former Pennsylvania Governor and the first U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Their…