[USA] Panel to pave way for massive bio-defense facility / GovExec.com, 24 May 2007
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37012&dcn=e_hsw
Chris Strohm
"The House Homeland Security Committee plans to mark up a bill quickly after next week's recess to authorise a massive new bio-defense facility, paving the way for a high-stakes competition that some believe will bring billions of dollars in jobs and commerce to the winning congressional districts. The authorisation bill will give the Homeland Security Department authority to enter into a contract and begin construction on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, a state-of-the-art centre for researching and protecting against biological threats to humans and animals."