The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is a privately funded entity established in 2014 to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the state of U.S. biodefense efforts and to issue recommendations that will foster change. From 2014-2015, the Commission convened four public meetings in Washington, DC on biological threat awareness, prevention and protection, surveillance and detection, and response and recovery. Current and former Members of Congress, former Administration officials, state ...
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Under the Weather: The Nexus of Climate Change and Biodefense
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This Commission meeting, Under the Weather: The Nexus of Climate Change and Biodefense, was held on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 58 East 68th St., New York, NY 10065. The focus of this meeting was to provide the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense with a better understanding of: 1) the effects of climate change on human health and one health, 2) t…
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FLUency: True Expertise and Effectiveness in the Battle Against Influenza
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The Commission meeting, FLUency: True Expertise and Effectiveness in the Battle Against Influenza, was held on Tuesday, October 8th, in Washington, DC. The focus of this meeting is to provide the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense with a better understanding of: (1) national leadership to defend food and agriculture against influenza; (2) federal …
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Masters of the Air: Overcoming Airborne Pathogens Indoors
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In this meeting, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will explore: (1) how the federal government currently addresses indoor air quality; (2) new scientific and technological advances for indoor air quality; and (3) how enhancing indoor air quality can help prevent the spread of pathogens. Learn more here: https://biodefensecommission.org/event…
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A Tribute to Senator Lieberman with the Release of the 2024 National Blueprint for Biodefense
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We all lost a visionary leader and friend with the unexpected passing of Senator Joe Lieberman, who along with Governor Tom Ridge co-chaired the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense for ten years. His death came just as the Commission was preparing to release our 2024 National Blueprint for Biodefense: Immediate Action Needed to Defend Against Biolo…
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Meeting the Moment: Biodefense Policy, Procurement, and Public Health
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This meeting was recorded on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Find more information about this meeting here: Meeting the Moment: Biodefense Policy, Procurement, and Public Health - Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense (biodefensecommission.org) As the Nation continues to endure the consequences of recent pandemics, and with continued interest in biologica…
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No Checkered Flag: The Perpetual Race Against Biological Threats
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In this meeting, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will explore: (1) state and local efforts to strengthen public health and biodefense; (2) special security management of biological threats to mass gatherings; and (3) efforts to understand and mitigate the agricultural impact of biological threats to plants and animals. Learn more here: http…
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Solving the Puzzle: Biological Intelligence and Information Sharing
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As the biological threat continues to evolve, biological intelligence gathering, analysis, and dissemination activities must increase to keep pace with the advances of our adversaries. At this upcoming meeting, the Commission intends to further explore the expanding nature of the biological threat, the federal biological intelligence enterprise, an…
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Informing Blueprint 2.0: Know the Enemy
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In this upcoming meeting, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense intends to further explore the prevention, deterrence, and attribution of biological threats. The discussion will delve into how these critical elements of biodefense can be improved through technology, policy, and coordination. This meeting will inform the Commission’s refresh of th…
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Informing Blueprint 2.0: Please, Look Up!
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Recorded on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 In this meeting, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense further explores preparedness needs and efforts, new solutions to improve biosurveillance, and data modernization. The discussion delves into how preparedness coordination between federal and state efforts can be better harmonized and how the nation can bes…
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Afterthoughts: Response, Recovery and Mitigation of Biological Events
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Seven years after the release of the Commission’s National Blueprint for Biodefense, the Nation remains critically unprepared for future biological events, which threaten to strain resources and impact government efforts to address threats like COVID-19. At this meeting, the Commission intends to further explore challenges for biodefense response, …
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Banding Together: Partnerships for Biodefense
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On Thursday, September 22, 2022 the Commission held an in-person meeting - Banding Together: Partnerships for Biodefense. The Commission delved into how to optimize partnerships to defend against biological threats, a critical enabler of success identified in its report released earlier this year, The Athena Agenda: Advancing The Apollo Program for…
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When Borders Don’t Matter Defending the Homeland Against Biological Threats
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On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 the Commission convened an in-person meeting to provide the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense with a better understanding of: (1) biological incidents that affect homeland and national security; (2) roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in addressing biological threats; and (3) opportuniti…
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The Biological Threat Expanse - Current and Future Challenges to National Biodefense
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On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the Commission convened for an in-person meeting to provide a better understanding of: (1) the expanding landscape of current and future biological threats; (2) the roles and responsibilities of the federal government in assess and preparing for various biological threats; and (3) biological weapons, bioterrorism, and bi…
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The Athena Agenda: Executing the Apollo Program for Biodefense
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The Commission’s baseline 2015 report, A National Blueprint for Biodefense: Leadership and Major Reform Needed to Optimize Efforts, warned that the United States was inadequately prepared for biological threats. Six years later, the U.S. experience with COVID-19 continues to validate our original findings. The Commission’s January 2021 report, The …
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Saving Sisyphus: Course Corrections for National Biodetection
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In its 2015 report, A National Blueprint for Biodefense: Leadership and Major Reform Needed to Optimize Efforts, the Commission addressed inadequacies of BioWatch, the Department of Homeland Security environmental biodetection program. Established in 2003, the federal government intended for BioWatch to provide early warning of biological attacks o…
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Biologia et Machina: Cyberbiosecurity for Today's Hybrid Evolution
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NOTE: This event was prerecorded on June 15, 2021. In its 2015 report, A National Blueprint for Biodefense: Leadership and Major Reform Needed to Optimize Efforts, the Commission identified the need to safeguard pathogen and advanced biotechnology information against cyber-attacks and illicit access. Due to the increasing convergence of cyber and b…
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Holding the Line on Biodefense: Supporting First Response to Large-Scale Biological Events
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On March 23, 2021, we premiered a virtual meeting of the Commission to further explore the of the first responder community and how the federal government can better support non-federal response to future biological incidents. The Commission’s 2018 report, Holding the Line on Biodefense: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Reinforcements Needed, …
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The Biological Event Horizon: No Return or Total Resilience
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On September 24, 2020, we premiered a virtual meeting of the Commission to address emerging biological threats and innovative science and technology solutions to address them. The ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is revealing major gaps in national readiness to prepare for, respond to, and recover from biological threats. Decision…
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COVID Complexities: Converging Threats, Fractured Resources
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On July 21, 2020, the Commission premiered a virtual meeting to help us better understand the potential for COVID-19’s reemergence, the country’s efforts to track the spread of the disease, and national readiness to address future biological threats. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.…
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COVID-19: Forewarned, But Not Forearmed
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On May 8, 2020, we premiered a virtual meeting of the Commission to better understand the ongoing response to novel coronavirus 2019, national readiness to address possible large-scale spread of the disease in the United States and throughout the world, and implications for improving preparedness for the next biological threat. More information abo…
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Testimony - Are We Prepared? Protecting the U.S. from Global Pandemics
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On Wednesday, February 12th, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a roundtable hearing titled, “Are we Prepared? Protecting the U.S. from Global Pandemics.” The purpose of this roundtable was to examine the nation’s level of preparedness against current and future pandemic threats, particularly in the context of …
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Containing the Coronavirus: Challenges to Thwarting the Outbreak
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On Monday, February 10th, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense and Hudson Institute hosted a panel discussion on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and how the United States can respond to the growing outbreak effectively. More information about this meeting is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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Too Great a Thing to Leave Undone: Defense of Agriculture
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On November 5, 2019, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense convened a meeting to inform its continuing assessment of the biological threat, specific vulnerabilities, and overwhelming consequences to agricultural producers. Speakers shared their perspectives, experiences, challenges, and recommended solutions with regard to agrodefense, and talked…
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Cyberbio Convergence: Characterizing the Multiplicative Threat
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This meeting was held on September 17, 2019, to inform our continuing assessment of the biological threat, specific vulnerabilities, and overwhelming consequences. Topics discussed at this meeting included: The convergence of cyber- and biological sciences; The vulnerability of pathogen and biomanufacturing data systems; Biological risk mitigation;…
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A Manhattan Project for Biodefense: Taking Biological Threats Off The Table
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This meeting was held on July 11, 2019, to discuss A Manhattan Project for Biodefense – a national, public-private research and development undertaking to defend the Nation against biological threats. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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Awesome Con Discussion - Max Brooks and Commission Release Graphic Novel on the History of Germ Warfare
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Max Brooks, the best-selling author of “World War Z” and non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, has partnered with the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense on GERM WARFARE: A Very Graphic History. This highly stylized and engaging graphic novel reminds us never to take public health for granted. It’s all part of an effort b…
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Fighting the Next War: Defense Against Biological Weapons
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This meeting was held on February 5, 2019, and examined the responsibilities and requirements for federal biodefense efforts that are unique to the U.S. Department of Defense. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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Biodefense Indicators: Progress in Implementing Key Elements of the National Blueprint for Biodefense
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This meeting was held on November 14, 2018, and examined how far the Executive Branch has come in implementing the National Blueprint for Biodefense. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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Fits and Starts: Reactionary Biodefense
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This meeting was held on October 9, 2018, and reexamined the anthrax events of 2001, as well as subsequent biological events to discuss where we are now and what else we need to do to ensure national biodefense. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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The Cost of Resilience: Impact of Large-Scale Biological Events on Business, Finance, and the Economy
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This meeting was held on July 31, 2018, and addressed private sector roles and responsibilities before, during, and after the response to large-scale biological events. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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Transnational Biological Threats and Global Security
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This meeting was held on April 25, 2018, and addressed transnational biological threats and the need to elevate global health security as a national and global priority. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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SLTT Ability to Respond to Large Scale Biological Events: Challenges and Solutions
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This meeting was held on January 17, 2018, and addressed the ability of state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments to respond to large-scale biological events. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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National Biodefense Strategy: Implementation and Implications
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This meeting was held on November 2, 2017 and addressed implementation of the National Biodefense Strategy and its implications for the Office of Management and Budget, congressional authorization and appropriation, leadership, coordination, collaboration, and innovation. More information about this meeting, including a full agenda, is available he…
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Attribution of Biological Crime, Terrorism, and Warfare: Challenges and Solutions
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This meeting was held on October 3, 2017 and addressed the current states of science, investigations, and intelligence for biological attribution and the extent to which they inform strategic, operational, and tactical decisions. Federal government, industry, and academic representatives discussed their perspectives, experiences, challenges, and re…
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Budget Reform for Biodefense: Leadership and Coordination
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On May 1, 2017, experts in biodefense and budget issues gathered to provide Commission Members with an understanding of and recommendations regarding leadership, interagency coordination, and risk challenges to biodefense budgeting. More information on this meeting, including a full agenda, is available here.…
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Discussion - Bioterrorism, Pandemics, and Preparing for the Future
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Members of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense discuss the growing pandemic threat and the steps the United States government needs to take in order to keep America safe. Their discussion is moderated by Max Brooks (scholar and author of World War Z). This discussion took place on May 1, 2017 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. See he…
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Agrodefense: Challenges and Solutions
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This meeting of the Commission took place on January 26, 2017, and covers challenges and solutions for agrodefense. See here for more information on this event. Congressional Perspective The Honorable Roger Marshall, United States Representative, Kansas Panel One – Prevention and Deterrence Stephen Higgs, PhD, Associate Vice President for Research …
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Testimony - Outbreaks, Attacks, and Accidents: Combatting Biological Threats
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Commissioners Donna Shalala and Jim Greenwood give testimony to the House Committee on Energy & Commerce This hearing took place on February 12, 2016. See here for more information.Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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Testimony - Outside Views on Biodefense for the Department of Defense
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Testimony to House Committee on Armed Services The subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the House Committee on Armed Services held a hearing entitled, “Outside Views on Biodefense for the Department of Defense” and Commissioner Honorable Kenneth Wainstein and Commission Ex Officio member Dr. Gerald Parker served as witnesses. Their …
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Testimony - Defending Against Bioterrorism: How Vulnerable is America?
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Testimony to House Committee on Homeland Security Former Senator Lieberman and Former Governor Ridge, the Commission's Co-Chairs, update Committee Members on the Commission's work and the state of U.S. biosecurity leadership and programs, including recommendations for improving our biodefense posture. This hearing took place on November 3, 2015. Se…
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Response & Recovery
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This meeting of the Commission took place on April 1, 2015, and covers response and recovery needs for biodefense. See here for more information on this event. Objective: Provide panelists with an understanding of the biodefense requirements for effective preparedness, response and recovery from biological and chemical threats that can inflict pote…
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Surveillance & Detection
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This meeting of the Commission took place on March 12, 2015. See here for more information on this event. Panel One: The Biosurveillance and Detection Landscape Discussion of key elements of effective biosurveillance and detection, and continued challenges in the effectiveness of ongoing efforts. Dr. Julie Gerberding, Executive Vice President for S…
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Prevention & Protection
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This meeting of the Commission took place on January 14, 2015. See here for more information on this event. Panel One: Biological Arms Control, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Global Health Security Agenda, and Quarantine Dr. David R. Franz (via internet video) Dr. Dan Gerstein Dr. Beth Cameron Dr. Mike Stoto Working Lunch: First Responder Protection…
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Germ Warfare: A Very Graphic History
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Max Brooks partnered with the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense to produce GERM WARFARE: A Very Graphic History which traces the long, brutal story of biological weapons. Download the graphic novel here: https://biodefensecommission.org/germ-warfare/Von Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
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