Archive for July 30th, 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 [...]

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 [...]


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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