Agroterrorism and Agro-Defense

Agro-Defense

Biodefense Headlines – April 30, 2026

News Scan April 30, 2026

This week’s selections include cascading institutional disruptions reshaping U.S. public health and science governance — including the Trump administration’s mass firing of the National Science Board and restrictions on graduate…

Agro-Defense

Meet the New Director of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

Salad Bars and Water Systems are Easy Targets for Bioterrorists – and America’s Monitoring System is Woefully Inadequate

NBAF Names First Permanent Director

NBAF to Realign from Homeland Security to USDA

USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program

DARPA Seeks Biological Technology Innovations Through Streamlined BAA Process

Foodborne Pathogens: Colorimetric and Electrochemical Detection Using Printed Paper

Hygiena to Acquire Dupont Food Safety Diagnostics Business

DHS Backs Development of Livestock Disease Outbreak Readiness Program

Agroterrorism and Biosecurity Focus of Bipartisan Policy Center Event

Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act – HR 5346

IIAD Hosts Training for Afghanistan Laboratory Personnel

New Virus Officially Named Influenza D

National Veterinary Stockpile for Agro-Defense

Salmonella, 0157, STEC Strain Survival Variability Studies

Food Safety: PulseNet’s 20-Year History of Saving Lives

DHS Seeks Proposals for NBAF Biocontainment Laboratory

OPTIC Contract for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

High Consequence Livestock Disease Technology Commercialization

DHS Launches New Biosecurity Lab Prize Challenge

Biodefense Headlines – April 30, 2026