Biological Select Agents and Toxins: Actions Needed to Improve Management of DOD's Biosafety and Biosecurity Program

Abstract

In May 2015, DOD discovered that one of its laboratories (formerly called the Life Sciences Division) at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, had inadvertently made 575 shipments of live Bacillus anthracis - the bacterium that causes anthrax - to 194 laboratories and contractors worldwide from 2004 through 2015. A December 2015 investigation by the Army determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish a single point of failure and made recommendations for improving safety and security at DOD laboratories that handle BSAT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 2018
Accession Number
AD1156878

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  • Joseph Kirschbaum

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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