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As DHS Mulls Upgrades to BioWatch, GAO Cites Lack of Data on Detection Capabilities

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering upgrades to its current biological threat detection system but the ability to make informed decisions to enhance the Generation-2 BioWatch system is hindered by a lack of information on its ability to detect an attack, a federal audit agency says.“DHS lacks reliable information about BioWatch Gen-2’s technical capabilities to detect a biological attack and therefore lacks the basis for informed cost-benefit decisions about possible upgrades or enhancements to the system,” the Government…

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