The incineration facility at the Umatilla Chemical Depot has been given approval by the state of Oregon to increase its processing rate from 75 percent to 100 percent. Read More

A team of state, federal and local agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and various other organizations have combined forces to update the existing standard for sample collection and overall guidance when dealing with biothreat ag Read More

The Pine Bluff Arsenal in White Hall, Arkansas, has completed a five year mission to destroy its entire chemical weapons stockpile, which included mustard gas, VX and GB filled rockets and land mines. Read More

Siga Technologies, Inc., lost in a bid to preclude damages and reduce the scope in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by PharmAthene, Inc., over an agreement to develop and commercialize its smallpox drug. Read More

The Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Science of the Defense Research and Development Organization has started offering training programs in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear information. Read More

Bristol Palin has returned to rehearsals for Read More

Fifteen years since Japan experienced several biological and chemical attacks and attempted attacks by the cult group Aum Shinrikyo, officials with the Japan Self Defense Forces are still working to improve their ability to respond to such large scale att Read More

Research is continuing on the development of a vaccine that will protect the public against weaponized forms of the plague. Read More

Officials with the U.S Army have finalized a deal that will transform what was once the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, which produced nerve gas and chemical weapons, into a national wildlife refuge. Read More

Officials with Immunovaccine Inc. recently announced the results of a study testing the effectiveness of a melioidosis antigen in its DepoVax Immunovaccine’s vaccine. Read More

Officials with the U.S. National Academies of Science say a system of air samplers set up in major cities to detect biological agents may be facing some challenges. Read More

IntegenX, Inc., has been awarded the first phase of a $2.8 million contract to develop an integrated sample-to-sequence system that would help in the rapid detection and identification of genetically engineered bacteria and viruses. Read More

Anthropologists say they may have discovered the secret behind the Black Death plague that annihilated one-third of Europe during the Middle Ages.
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Health officials in Kurigram, Bangladesh, have reported the first case of human anthrax as part of the nationwide anthrax outbreak. Read More

Officials with Isconova AB recently announced their adjuvant Matrix M was chosen by Swiss biotech company Evolva Holding for use against bioterrorism. Read More

U.S. Representative Brad Sherman has introduced a bill that lawmakers hope will improve the international strategy of the United States for monitoring, reducing, and responding to biological risks. Read More

A recent nationwide survey showed that emergency medical technicians feel underprepared and ill equipped to handle chemical, biological or radiological disasters. Read More

The anthrax outbreak in Bangladesh continues to climb, with the total number of infections now topping 600. Read More

Bangladesh’s former Health Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has laid the blame on the country’s government for its failure to slow down the anthrax outbreak that is currently gripping the country. Read More

A Loughborough, England, man died recently after injecting himself with heroin that was tainted with anthrax. Read More

The Norwegian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, received a suspicious envelope containing an unidentified white powder and a threatening letter. Read More

Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a new report that found that all 50 states have the ability to investigate urgent disease reports, including bioterror attacks, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read More

Pfenex, Inc., was one of several organizations that recently signed one of eight contracts with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Read More

The total number of confirmed human anthrax infections in Bangladesh has reached 586 with three new cases detected in the last 48 hours. Read More

DRS Technologies has received a $32.4 million order from Natick Contracting Division to provide small scale joint service transportable decontamination systems to combat biological warfare agents. Read More

Officials have announced that the investigative arm of Congress will examine the science and investigative measures that the FBI used to determine the identity of the person who mailed anthrax-laced letters in 2001. Read More

A contract to design and develop an inlet system that will significantly improve the sensitivity of mass spectrometers used for chemical detection in the field has been awarded to 1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation. Read More

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $30 million contract to produce joint biological point detection systems that will rapidly detect biological warfare agents. Read More

Officials with Numerate Inc. have announced that they were recently awarded a three year contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to adapt their drug design platform to rapidly design drugs to be used against biowarfare agents. Read More

A joint team comprised of the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Army will represent India during an international chemical emergency exercise planned for October in Tunisia. Read More