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Smaller, Faster Bites Streamline Acquisition
October 23, 2019 — How do we measure our success in acquisition streamlining? In today’s information-enabled military environment, it is more important than ever to use flexible, agile, mobile and user-friendly applications that provide information to our commanders at least as quickly as the enemy is able to operate. The information-sharing environment of our forces... MORE

JPEO-CBRND STREAMLINES ORGANIZATION TO MEET WARFIGHTER NEEDS
September 26, 2019 — The new portfolio management model focuses on CBRN Protection, Medical and Sensors... MORE

Responding to Hurricane Dorian
September 10, 2019 — As part of Hurricane Dorian disaster response, our Unified Command Suite and Analytical Laboratory System were successfully integrated by Naval Air Warfare Center - Webster Outlying Field with National Guard's Civil Support Teams and our Federal partners FEMA and DHS as they respond to this natural disaster.This integration provided the capability... MORE

We Did It Again: DBPAO Responds Rapidly to the Recent Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018
March 25, 2019 — From 2014 to 2016, the world witnessed one of the worst naturally-emerged infectious disease outbreaks in Western Africa. The Ebola Zaire (EBOV) outbreak started in Guinea and quickly spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone and threatened the entire globe with a potential pandemic. This outbreak resulted in 28,616 cases and... MORE

Toxic at Best
January 22, 2019 — In September, the White House released the 2018 National Biodefense Strategy, a biennial report that lays out the president’s priorities for managing the risk of biological agents. Biological threats - whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate - are among the most serious risks facing the US and the international community. Multiple... MORE

JPEO-CBRND Supports International Partners in Congo Ebola Outbreak
January 16, 2019 — Teams from the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, or JPEO-CBRND, provide continuing support to the Ebola virus outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, and neighboring countries... MORE

DARPA and JPEO-CBRND Formalize Collaborative Efforts to Support American Military Personnel
December 13, 2018 — New Memorandum of Understanding aligns organizations to foster development and transition of capabilities to counter weapons of mass destruction... MORE

FDA Approval of Anti-Seizure Drug Provides a New Tool for Protecting Americans During a Chemical Attack
October 24, 2018 — By Judith Laney, Ph.D., Program Manager, Chemical Medical Countermeasures Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and Lt. Col. Matthew Clark, Joint Product Manager, Chemical Defense Pharmaceuticals, Medical Countermeasure Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense... MORE

The Food and Drug Administration, in Partnership with the Department of the Army, Accelerated Review and Approval of Life-saving Countermeasure Against Chemical Warfare Agents
July 31, 2018 — THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, ACCELERATED REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF LIFE-SAVING COUNTERMEASURE AGAINST CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS ... MORE

World Health Organization Workshop on Plague Vaccine Evaluation
April 23, 2018 — Dr. Lucy Ward, Senior Scientist for the Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program (JVAP) product management office under the Joint Project Manager for Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM-MCS) participated in a panel discussion on April 23, 2018 on JVAP's advanced development of a vaccine to protect against plague. The World Health Organization hosted the... MORE

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