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JPEO-CBRND Press Kit

Download our press kit, which includes helpful documents to better understand our work, such as – Command Brief, Chemical Biological Defense Program's Enterprise strategy, the JPEO-CBRND's Capabilities Catalog, Leadership Biographies, COVID-19 fact sheets, and contracting overview documents.

Fresh ideas help us see tomorrow, yesterday: Interagency partnership paves the way to innovation
December 9, 2024 — In 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, an unexpected partnership was forged between the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The relationship began as a pilot program to attract innovators, existing patent holders and... MORE

In October 2024 the JPEO-CBRND held four industry day events at the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO), where our Joint Project Manager (JPM) for CBRN Protection and JPM for CBRN Medical briefed patent holders on our programs. This interagency partnership, and partnerships like it, helps us develop new solutions that protect our warfighters against CBRN threats on the modern battlefield.

JPEO-CBRND's Lieutenant Colonel Owen Roberts II Promoted to the Rank of Colonel
December 6, 2024 — On 4 October 2024, the Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical), a component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), held a promotion ceremony for Lieutenant Colonel Owen L. Roberts II. The ceremony was held at the Fort... MORE

COL Owen Roberts II reaffirms his Oath of Office, administered by Ms. Nicole Kilgore, Deputy Joint Program Executive Officer for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, with support from his wife, Erin Roberts.

First JPEO-CBRND Industry Day Focused on Host Directed Therapeutics Generates Ideas, Stimulates Collaboration
December 3, 2024 — The world is full of unpredictable biological threats, each with the potential to pose extraordinary biodefense challenges in unique ways. As the threat landscape continues to change, staying ahead of these threats is becoming more and more challenging, increasing the importance of threat-agnostic solution development. In October, the Joint Project... MORE

Guest speaker Dr. Aarthi Narayanan, professor in the department of biology at George Mason University, shared her research on vector-transmitted viral infectious diseases at the Host Directed Therapeutics Industry Day on 29 October.

Can't Find the CBRN Equipment You Need? You Don't Know JACKS!
November 21, 2024 — Where do the Defense Department (DOD), homeland security and other federal defense counterparts turn when they’re looking for available chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense products? For the past two decades, the Joint Acquisition CBRN Knowledge System (JACKS), a web-based knowledge management platform designed to support... MORE

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CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance System Reaches FOC
November 20, 2024 — The Joint Project Manager for CBRN Sensors team completed fielding of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal variant of our CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance System (CBRN DRS) to the U.S. Army in October 2024. The CBRN DRS provides detection, decontamination, and protective equipment for CBRN reconnaissance missions in difficult-to-access areas.The CBRN DRS... MORE

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