Office of Health Affairs

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DHS Cancels $6 Billon Program To Detect Bioweapons, With No Plan B

Jared Serbu | Federal News Radio | June 11, 2014

Six weeks ago, amid cost overruns and technological miscalculations, the Department of Homeland Security canceled a $5.8 billion program intended to upgrade the biological weapon detection systems it deployed in the aftermath of the 2001 anthrax attacks in cities thorough America.  

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DHS Health Care IT In Disarray

Dan Verton | FedScoop | July 9, 2014

The Department of Homeland Security last year deployed a multi-million dollar electronic health record system to provide end-to-end health care services for the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants currently held in DHS detention facilities. But a new report by the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences shows the department has largely failed to provide its own employees in high-risk jobs with even the most basic health services and has yet to deploy an electronic system capable of capturing information on employee health, safety and readiness...

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