Undercover GAO staff were able to acquire four pieces from the HHS and USDA that experts said could have been resold to countries of concern.
Russia has yet to confirm what caused the lab worker’s death.
The interagency agreement would move Congressionally appropriated funding for biomedical research to military biodefense programs at the DoD.
BARDA’s Project BioShield purchased $37 million worth of the antibiotic to support national preparedness.
The report comes as emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19, H5N1 avian influenza, and measles challenge public health systems.
But some experts say it will impede the US’s ability to address infectious disease threats and respond to outbreaks.
Sean Kaufman's skepticism of vaccines may be too fringe for the Louisiana senator, whose support is crucial for confirmation.
A multiyear budget asks for $53 billion over the next 3 fiscal years.
The nominee for assistant secretary for preparedness and response has a track record of vaccine skepticism.
Outbreaks are linked to operational failures, lab settings, and personnel type, while not inactivating pathogens is strongly tied to mortality.
