The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is the intellectual, technical and operational leader for the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Strategic Command in the effort to combat biological, chemical and nuclear threats.…
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is the primary entity in the U.S. government for implementing nuclear detection efforts for a coordinated response to radiological and nuclear threats, as well as integration of federal nuclear forensics programs.…
The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) serves as the chemical and biological defense proving ground for the United States. It is in a remote, closed post on nearly 800,000 acres of land in the Great Salt Lake Desert – about 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.…
The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is the principal research and development organization in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for non-medical chemical and biological defense.
ECBC is composed of three directorates: Research & Technology; Engineering; and Program Integration.…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the lead U.S. federal agency working to protect the environment by enforcing national pollution-control standards and facilitating research and development for environmental health, security and technologies.…
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that the U.S. works together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.…
The U.S. military domestic CBRN Response Enterprise includes National Guard units assigned to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs), CBRN Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFPs), and Homeland Response Forces (HRFs).…
INL is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s complex of national laboratories. The laboratory performs work in each of the strategic goal areas of DOE: energy, national security, science and environment.…
Established in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an autonomous organization of the United Nations charged with promoting safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.…
NOTE: The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has been reorganized and renamed the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) in 2015, with plans to reorganize it again by the close of September 2016 as the Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) aligned under the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.…
The Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) was formerly the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) and before that the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).…
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), formerly JPEO-CBD, is the US Department of Defense (DoD) point for research, development, acquisition, fielding and life-cycle support of biological, chemical and nuclear defense equipment and medical countermeasures to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Command.…
The Joint Project Manager for Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM MCS), a component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, develops and acquires innovative medical solutions and systems to combat chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and emerging infectious diseases.…
Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) is part of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the combatant command charged with providing command and control of Department of Defense (DOD) homeland defense efforts and coordination of defense support of civil authorities.…
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a national security laboratory managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration….
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a premier national security research institution, delivering scientific and engineering solutions to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent; reduce global threats; and solve other emerging national security and energy challenges.…
The Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), also known as Natick Labs, operates under the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM).
The Expeditionary Basing & Collective Protection (EB&CP) unit provides shelter systems for various environments including for chemical and biological risk environments.…
The Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), also known as Natick Labs, operates under the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM).
The Expeditionary Basing & Collective Protection (EB&CP) unit provides shelter systems for various environments including for chemical and biological risk environments.…