
A report laying out a strategic vision for the Defense Department’s biological threat reduction efforts recommends they should be part of a persistent government-wide interagency mechanism that addresses the full range of biological threats and risks to the nation. While no U.S. agency should have authority for coping with challenges associated with biothreats to the U.S., “currently organizational divisions and boundaries hinder improvements in efficiency and cost-effectiveness,” says the report, which was prepared by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering…