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House Bill Slams DHS BioWatch Program

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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Just as the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) program to advance the detection of, and response to, harmful biological pathogens in the nation's major urban areas appears to be getting on track, the House says its concerns with the BioWatch program are worsening and that it is losing patience with the ongoing development. "The committee is losing patience with the development of next generation systems and must take action to ensure that the taxpayers' dollars are spent…

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