The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress

Abstract

The mission of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is to understand current and future biological threats; assess vulnerabilities and determine potential consequences; and provide a national capability for conducting forensic analysis of evidence from bio-crimes and bio-terrorism. The NBACC is operational, with a program office and several component centers occupying interim facilities. A laboratory facility dedicated to executing the NBACC mission and to contain two NBACC component centers is being built at Fort Detrick, Maryland, as part of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus. The laboratory facility, with an estimated construction cost of $141 million, will be the first Department of Homeland Security laboratory specifically focused on biodefense. Its programmatic contents and component organization appear to be evolving, as conflicting information has been provided during previous budget cycles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 2006
Accession Number
ADA459125

Entities

People

  • Dana A. Shea

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Arms Control
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Infectious Diseases
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Treaties
  • United States Government

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  • Systems Analysis and Design