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DHS responds to GAO report on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

In: Animal Health|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|KBA|KSU|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Scientific Research

30 Jul 2009

The Department of Homeland Security issued the following statement today regarding the Government Accountability Office report on the NBAF: “The department strongly disagrees with the assertions of this report. GAO did not correct the many factual errors from its original draft, despite our exhaustive 29-page response addressing these errors. In fact, our response is not [...]

Kansas delegation: GAO report short on expertise, long on errors

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30 Jul 2009

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins, Dennis Moore, Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt today released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) analyses of whether foot and mouth disease (FMD) research can be conducted as safely [...]

Kansas City Star: Build NBAF in Kansas

In: Animal Health|Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|Janet Napolitano|Job Growth|KBA|KSU|Livestock|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research

29 Jul 2009

The Kansas City Star editorialized on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility: Kansas was chosen to be the site of a future federal, $650 million biodefense lab for good reasons. The nation’s premier food- and-livestock-safety researchers are clustered at Kansas State University in Manhattan. The Kansas Bioscience Authority has fostered a nurturing climate for scientific [...]

Lawrence Journal-World: Nation can have confidence in the choice of Kansas for the NBAF

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29 Jul 2009

The Lawrence Journal-World editorialized on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility: The need for ironclad security and safeguards at the new National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility goes without saying. By definition, the lab that will replace a facility in Plum Island, N.Y., will handle pathogens with potential catastrophic power. However, the greatest threat to the [...]

Parkinson: GAO report flawed; significant research already done safely in U.S.

In: Animal Health|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|Janet Napolitano|KBA|KSU|Livestock|Manhattan|NBAF|Scientific Research

28 Jul 2009

Gov. Mark Parkinson discusses his confidence in the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility process and the state’s ability to overcome challenges as it strives to fulfill the critical NBAF research mission.

Brownback: “Thorough and transparent” NBAF review conducted over six years

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28 Jul 2009

U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback discusses the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility selection process and the safety of modern research.

Napolitano: NBAF moving forward

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28 Jul 2009

The Associated Press reports on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility: “Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, in Seattle on Monday, said the decision to place the lab in Kansas was not political and was based on the advice of scientists. “‘We intend to place the lab there and move forward with the lab being there,’ [...]

CNN reports on the NBAF: Tornado issue “red herring”

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28 Jul 2009

In a story about the safety of modern ressearch at the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, CNN reporter Jeanne Meserve said, “As for the tornado issue, we talked to a specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And he tells us this is a little bit of a red herring. Yes, there are [...]

Wichita Eagle: Fight to bring new biolab to KSU

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28 Jul 2009

The Wichita Eagle editorialized on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility: With all due respect to the pros at the Government Accountability Office, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility belongs in Kansas. This isn’t a case of a hunger for federal pork blinding Kansans to the risks. Kansans just know that if the pros [...]

Kansas delegation defends the NBAF, refutes Washington Post

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28 Jul 2009

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts along with Representatives Lynn Jenkins, Jerry Moran, and Todd Tiahrt today commented on the upcoming NBAF facility in Manhattan, Kansas, and responded to a Washington Post story today that was factually incorrect. The delegation released the following statement: “Building a new, state of the art facility [...]


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NBAF in Kansas


Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal health industry, and strong public support.

The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.


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