Bio-Response Operational Test and Evaluation (BOTE) Project

Abstract

This presentation covered an overview of the Bio-Response Operational Test and Evaluation (BOTE) project, its objectives, the technical approach, and its impact. Goal: Execute biological incident response roles and responsibilities from public health and law enforcement response through environmental (remediation) response, in an operational setting BOTE project is an interagency effort involving six federal agencies: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) BOTE is jointly managed by the EPA and DHS, and divided into two distinct phases: Phase 1: Field-level decontamination assessment (Apr-May, 2011) Phase 2: Interagency biological threat exercise (Sep 2011)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 2011
Accession Number
ADA571025

Entities

People

  • Chris Russell
  • Katrina Mcconkey

Organizations

  • Cubic Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Data Management
  • Decontamination
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Economic Analysis
  • Environmental Protection
  • Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lead Time
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Waste Management

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.