<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[commentary_govt_response]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Commentary by Center staff regarding government policy and programs.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[webmaster@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[webmaster@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:14:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Creating Situational Awareness: A Systems Approach (06-10-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-06-10-create_situ_aware.html</link><description><![CDATA[This white paper was prepared for the June 10, 2009, workshop on medical surge capacity hosted by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-06-10-create_situ_aware.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:01:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Biosecurity and the Center for Biosecurity's Work -- A Series of Interviews from Homeland Security: Inside and Out (03-17-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-03-17-inside_and_out/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[On March 17, 2009, for their radio show, Homeland Security Inside and Out, co-hosts Col. Randy Larsen and Dave McIntyre interviewed senior staff of the Center for a series of discussions about U.S. biosecurity strategy and related issues.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-03-17-inside_and_out/index.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter of Support HR1 (02-11-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-02-11_hr1_support_letter.html</link><description><![CDATA[Center for Biosecurity urges Congress to support funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help the nation prepare for and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons and pandemic flu.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-02-11_hr1_support_letter.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:03:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement to Congress Senate and House Conferees on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (02-09-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-02-09_stimulus_ltr_conference.html</link><description><![CDATA[168 organizations sign letter urging Congress to retain funding for public health provisions that are included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-02-09_stimulus_ltr_conference.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement to Senate on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (02-09-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-02-09_stimulus_ltr_to_senate.html</link><description><![CDATA[168 organizations sign letter urging Congress to retain funding for public health provisions that are included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-02-09_stimulus_ltr_to_senate.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Center Endorsement of Forging a New Shield (01-07-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-01-07-endorseforgingnew shield.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Center for Biosecurity endorses the conclusions and recommendations of Forging a New Shield, a report from the Project on National Security Reform.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2009-01-07-endorseforgingnew shield.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:08:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventing and Deterring Biological Attacks: Priorities that Should Emerge From the WMD Commission Report (12-19-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2008-12-19-preventdeterbioweapons.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Center for Biosecurity strongly agrees with the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Commission report "World at Risk" that the threat of bioterrorism is urgent, growing, and requires decisive action.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2008-12-19-preventdeterbioweapons.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:42:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Notable Publications of 2007 (01-08-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2008-01-08-notablepubs2007.html</link><description><![CDATA[Center for Biosecurity's picks for 10 notable publications of 2007.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2008-01-08-notablepubs2007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSPD-21:  National Strategy for Public Health and Medical Preparedness (10-23-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2007-10-23-summaryofHSPD-21.html</link><description><![CDATA[On October 18, 2007, the White House released Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21) establishing a "National Strategy for Public Health and Medical Preparedness."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2007-10-23-summaryofHSPD-21.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on the European Commission Green Paper on Bio-preparedness (10-01-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2007-10-01-ec_greenpaper_biopreparedness.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Center for Biosecurity, in collaboration with the Center for Transatlantic Relations of JHU, submitted joint comments to the EC on biosafety, biothreat assessments, international cooperation, and medicine and vaccine development.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2007-10-01-ec_greenpaper_biopreparedness.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning from the XDR-TB Experience: Policy Priorities Going Forward (07-06-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2007-06-07-learningfromxdr-tbexperience.html</link><description><![CDATA[Key Implications of XDR-TB, June 2007: Careful examination of gov't and public responses to the case of XDR-TB is critical--raises important questions about nation's ability to detect & respond to major outbreaks of infectious diseases.]]></description><guid 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(11-10-2005)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2005-11-10-tosenate-wkgpstmt-panfluprep.html</link><description><![CDATA[The undersigned organizations have come together as the Working Group on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness because we all believe that pandemic influenza poses a major threat to the nation's public health, security, and economy.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/commentary/2005-11-10-tosenate-wkgpstmt-panfluprep.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
