OPCW Issues Fact-Finding Report on 2016 Chemical Weapons Incident in Kafr Zeita, Syria
Report concludes industrial chlorine cylinder was used as a weapon The Fact-Finding Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of ...
Tag: Forensics
Why Scholars Have Created Global Guidelines for Ancient DNA Research
The field of ancient DNA has grown rapidly in recent years, largely thanks to technological advancements. This work involves sampling ...
Nobody is Checking for Violations of the Biological Weapons Convention
A global treaty bans development or stockpiling of biological weapons — but allows biodefense planning. Scientists are making dramatic progress ...
Method for Verification of Exposure to Novichok Nerve Agents
Researchers from TNO−CBRN Protection, The Netherlands, present an important method for verification purposes by the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical ...
Mount Sinai Receives U.S. Military Contract to Identify Exposure to Weaponized Infectious Agents
Rapidly determining exposure to weaponized infectious agents, chemicals, or radiation is one of the greatest challenges of force protection and ...
What We Know About the Soviet-Designed Nerve Agent Novichok
A Soviet-designed “Novichok” chemical is the nerve agent responsible for poisoning a former spy and his daughter, British Prime Minister ...
WMD Epigenetic CHaracterization and Observation (ECHO) Proposers Day
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day in support of the ...
An Integrated Approach to Forensic Investigation of Threat Agents
When investigating potential chemical and biological (CB) threats, the stakes are high. Investigations often start with a lot of unknowns: ...
National Institute of Justice Study Report on Forensic Genomics
In the increasingly interconnected and complex world, the ability to uniquely identify individuals, generate investigative leads, and attribute trace-level evidence ...
Delaney Statement on Potential Closing of National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget, released last week, zeroes out funding for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) ...
GAO Recommends Homeland Security Conduct Bioforensic Gap Analysis
The ability to attribute the source of an intentionally released biological threat agent and quickly apprehend and prosecute the perpetrator ...
FBI-CDC Criminal-Epidemiological Investigation Workshop
A FBI-CDC Criminal-Epidemiological Investigation Workshop will be held February 27-28, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hosted by the FBI Weapons of ...
CBRNe Summit Europe 2017
The 4th annual CBRNe Summit Europe will be held 24-27 April, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. The region’s leading CBRNe officials ...
FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate Marks 10 Years
WMD training during a Nuclear Weapon Accident/Incident (NUWAIX) exercise in Seattle in 2015. Credit: FBI One of the main jobs ...
DoD Seeking CBRN Intelligence Contract Support
The Department of Defense has issued a draft Request for Proposals for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Human Signatures ...
Forensic Tools for Bioterrorism Events
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investing in research and development of next generation and novel technologies to characterize ...
Genetics in Forensics Congress
The Genetics in Forensics Congress will be held March 14-15, 2016 in London, UK. The event draws over 150 delegates ...
NFSTC Teams Up with CBRNE Tech Index
The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) has announced a new partnership with MRIGlobal to provide forensic expertise to the ...
BAA – Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering WMD
The U.S. Department of Defense Naval Supply Systems Command has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to support research in ...
Battelle Awarded Grant to Study New Forensic DNA Tools
Battelle has been awarded a federal grant in excess of $800,000 from the National Institute of Justice to conduct feasibility ...
