[CPEO-MEF] BIOLABS: "Army anthrax revelations raise oversight concerns"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army anthrax revelations raise oversight concerns

by Alison Young and Tom Vanden Brook
USA TODAY
January 15, 2016


New revelations about systemic safety problems at a huge Army biodefense lab show the need for better oversight and accountability at facilities working with dangerous pathogens, some experts said Friday.

"This investigation shows yet again that even elite organizations will compromise safety and security if they are not subject to appropriate oversight and accountability," said Gregory Koblentz, director of the biodefense graduate program at George Mason University.

On Friday, USA TODAY revealed harsh findings in a new Pentagon accountability review that found years of "complacency" about safety at the Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah was a key factor in how the facility could have mistakenly shipped live anthrax specimens for more than a decade.

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For the entire article, see
'http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/15/army-lab-anthrax-accounability-report-reaction/78845202/

See also http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/investigation-faults-us-army-labs-leaders-over-mistaken-anthrax-shipments/ar-BBofu26?ocid=spartandhp

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