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    Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. BioWatch's chief aim is off-target, U.S. security officials say

    WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Department planners have privately rejected a central premise of BioWatch, the nation's decade-old system for detecting biological weapons released into the air, according to government documents and testimony Tuesday at a congressional hearing.
    WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Department planners have privately rejected a central premise of BioWatch, the nation's decade-old system for detecting biological weapons released into the air, according to government documents and testimony...

    Tags: National Security, Science and Technology, Anthrax, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    2. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Ricin letters more frightening than dangerous, evidence shows

    WASHINGTON — Over the last two months, authorities have seized a succession of letters laced with the toxin ricin intended for the CIA, President Obama and other public officials.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last two months, authorities have seized a succession of letters laced with the toxin ricin intended for the CIA, President Obama and other public officials. Viewed as copycat events by some investigators, the letters have...

    Tags: Gun Control, Anthrax, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013, New York), Medical Procedures and Tests, Michael Bloomberg

    3. Jun 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Letters: More on bioterrorism

    Re "Raising an alarm — and his income," May 19 Your article alleging that I didn't adequately reveal a conflict of interest doesn't mention that the "About the Author" page of my 2003 bioterrorism report explicitly stated that I was "a director of...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Anthrax, Human Genome Sciences Inc.

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Bioterrorism consultant's anthrax claims challenged

    WASHINGTON — As an example of the ease with which terrorists could produce anthrax, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig has repeatedly cited the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo. The cult gained infamy in 1995 by unleashing the nerve agent sarin in...

    Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Science and Technology, Anthrax, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Unrest, Conflicts and War

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Pointing to threat, pulling in profit

    Tribune Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...

    Tags: Lobbying, Science, Anthrax, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: Lobbying, Science, Anthrax, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    7. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. BioWatch technology couldn't detect lethal germs, tests found

    WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of...

    Tags: Republican Party, Diseases and Illnesses, Anthrax, Science, Janet Napolitano

    8. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. BioWatch documents demanded

    WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Department and other federal officials responsible for BioWatch, the nationwide system for detecting deadly biological attacks, have withheld key documents sought by a congressional committee, according to the panel's...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Anthrax, Janet Napolitano, Smallpox

    9. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Early warnings on BioWatch

    WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show.
    WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show. Between 2003, when the nationwide network of air...

    Tags: New York City, Anthrax, Science, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Smallpox

    10. Sep 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. BioWatch upgrade apparently postponed

    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks.
    WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about cost and reliability, the federal Department of Homeland Security has quietly postponed plans to buy technology that officials have long claimed could provide a life-saving upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's system...

    Tags: Democratic National Convention (2008), National Security, Bennie G. Thompson, Anthrax, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce

    11. Jul 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The biodefender that cries wolf

    DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding.
    DENVER — As Chris Lindley drove to work that morning in August 2008, a call set his heart pounding. The Democratic National Convention was being held in Denver, and Barack Obama was to accept his party's presidential nomination before a crowd of...

    Tags: Science, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Football, Flu, Local Government

    12. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Congress members voice doubts about BioWatch

    WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks that has been plagued by false alarms.
    WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting biological attacks that has been plagued by false...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Laura Richardson, Janet Napolitano, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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