21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (133+ words) Sources and further reading: Chemical Security: DHS Should Provide Options for Voluntary Vetting of Facility Personnel for Terrorist Ties — U.S. Government Accountability Office CISA Leadership Vacuum: US Cyber Governance at a Breaking Point — Cloud Security Alliance DHS Rejects Plan to…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (166+ words) Mirror Life and the Case for Adaptive Risk Governance – Health Security Biological Threat Reduction in Lao PDR: Implementation of a Comprehensive Biorisk Program with Positive Impact on the Local Research Ecosystem – Applied Biosafety Development of immunoassay methods for ricin and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (151+ words) DRC starts Ebola vaccinations for health workers – Medscape Aid group MSF opens new Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo – Reuters USDA confirms new H5N1 avian flu cases in poultry, dairy cattle – CIDRAP The biological security education landscape in 2025 and beyond – Journal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) The 21 new awardees join 54 hospitals selected in the first round, announced in January 2026. That first cohort spanned 28 states and U.S. territories and included major academic medical centers alongside children’s hospitals, safety-net institutions, and facilities in geographically remote areas such as Guam…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (84+ words) Sources and further reading: Request for Comment: Draft NIH Biosafety Policy for Research Involving Biohazards — NIH Grants This article was researched and sourced by Global Biodefense editors and reported with Claude AI assistance for drafting and editing. This week’s edition…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (243+ words) The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Bimectin, a generic ivermectin injection, to prevent New World screwworm infestations in cattle when given within 24 hours of birth, at castration, or when a wound appears. The agency said authorizing a generic…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (213+ words) One in four cats living near active H5N1 dairy cattle outbreaks in California tested positive for antibodies against the virus, according to new research. The finding raises fresh questions about how broadly the virus is circulating in communities adjacent to affected…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (316+ words) Nine research teams have cleared the first major hurdle in a federal competition to develop treatments for some of the world’s most neglected viral diseases, as the government announced it is raising the total prize pool to $150 million to accelerate…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) This edition includes the accelerating Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now the fastest-moving filovirus event ever recorded, and BARDA’s new solicitation to keep pandemic influenza vaccine manufacturing on warm standby, targeting production capacity for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) Negotiations resume through August 21, with a final Working Group session in December. The 2027 Review Conference will decide which recommendations take immediate effect and which await implementation at the 2032 Review Conference. This article is based on reporting from the BioWeapons Prevention…...